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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 plotting rear slip angle against sideways acceleration for various tyre specifications.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\1\  scan0220
Date  16th September 1938
  
TYRE SLIP ANGLES
CHASSIS 3 B IV
2 UP
14 GALL PETROL
WIRE STEERING
ALL TYRES 6.50 X 16 AT 28 LBS/[]"
RIMS 4.50 WIDE
REAR SLIP ANGLE
12°
10°




0
SIDEWAYS ACCELERATION
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
AVON NARROW GROOVE 4PLY
AVON WIDE GROOVE 4PLY
AVON KNIFE CUT NARROW GROOVE 4 PLY
DUNLOP FORT 6 PLY
INDIA SUPER 6 PLY
DUNLOP '90' 4 PLY
  
  


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