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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).
Performance graphs showing acceleration and velocity for a 20 HP car under various configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page007
Date  30th March 1927 guessed
  
20 H.P. PERFORMANCE

ACCELERATION

Y-AXIS: ACCELERATION FT/SEC/SEC
X-AXIS: ROAD SPEED M.P.H.

LEGEND (ACCELERATION GRAPH):
1. HIGH COMP 20 H.P.
2. HIGH COMP 20 H.P. CUT OUT OPEN
3. STANDARD 20 H.P.
4. 20 H.P. SINGLE LORRAINE CARBURETTER

STANDARD TOURING WINDOVER
4 SEATER, HOOD & CURTAINS UP
AXLE RATIO 11 x 50
CAR WT EMPTY 1.56 TONS

Y-AXIS: VELOCITY M.P.H.
X-AXIS: TIME SECONDS

LEGEND (VELOCITY GRAPH):
1. HIGH COMP 20 H.P. MOD EX MANIFOLD
2. DITTO CUT OUT OPEN
3. STANDARD 20 H.P.
4. AS 2 SINGLE LORRAINE CARB
  
  


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