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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).
Graph showing the effect of tyre deflation on tractive resistance for well-worn Canadian Dunlop Cord tyres.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 39\2\  Scan168
Date  18th June 1923
  
TESTS TAKEN ON 3 E.X.
CANADIAN DUNLOP CORD USED
WELL WORN.
T.R.
LBS. PER TON
M.P.H
TYRES 30 LBS โ˜
TYRES 90 LBS โ˜
EFFECT OF TYRE DEFLATION
ON TRACTIVE RESISTANCE.
SOFT TYRES INCREASE TRACTIVE RESISTANCE BY 14.0 LBS PER TON.
ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED
PRINT ROOM.
18 JUN 23
DET
  
  


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