Graph plotting tyre slip angles against sideways acceleration for various tyre types on a Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 14th April 1938 | |
| TYRE SLIP ANGLES TESTS ON BENTLEY CHASSIS B23 A.E. TOTAL WEIGHT ON REAR WHEELS 18 CWTS 3 QTS. ALL TYRES ON 4.500 WIDE RIMS ALL TYRES AT 28 LBS/D'' PRESSURE. 6.50 x 16 Tyres on 4.500 rims 6.50 x 17 Tyres on 4.000 rims SLIP ANGLE - DEGREES SIDEWAYS ACCELERATION - FRACTIONS OF g AVON 6.50 x 16 4 PLY AVON 6.50 x 17 4 PLY FISK 6.50 x 16 4 PLY INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes 6.50 x 16 6 PLY AVON 6.50 x 17 6 PLY INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes 6.50 x 17 6 PLY 14/4/38 | ||
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).