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Graph plotting horsepower loss against speed for various new and worn tyres at a specific pressure and load.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\2\  scan0027
Date  2nd May 1939
  
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TYRE LOSSES AT 44 LB/IN²
CURVES AT FULL THROTTLE UNDER LOAD
WEIGHT ON 2 TYRES TESTED 1920 LBS APPROX.
H.P. LOST IN TYRES
M.P.H.
INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes - NEW
DUNLOP FORT NEW
DUNLOP FORT WORN
AVON - WORN
DUNLOP TRACK RACING - NEW
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / TAS {T. Allan Swinden} / 2-5-39
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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