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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 of Road Wheel Dynamometer Horsepower against Engine RPM for various exhaust and fan configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 125\3\  scan0136
Date  29th June 1939
  
ROAD WHEEL DYNO H.P.
CHASSIS 30 G 7
ENGINE UNIT B 80 Nº 5
AXLE RATIO 11 41
(BUICK TYPE EXH. AND)
{AIR SILENCERS.}
FIGURES OBTAINED IN DIRECT GEAR ON DUNLOP TRACK RACING TYRES @ 45 LB/IN²
B.H.P. CORRECTED TO 50°C AIR TEMP.
ENGINE R.P.M.
APPROX. M.P.H. WITH 7.50 x 16 TYRES. 11.41 AXLE, & DIRECT GEAR.
OPEN EXHAUST
NO FAN
SILENCED
NO FAN
COMPLETE
MOTOR CAR
  
  


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