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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 calculations for speed, time, and displacement in different gears.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 29\3\  Scan011
Date  16th September 1909 guessed
  
X1010 4200
60544
3713 lbs total
average 27 mph 6.5 min 12.95 ton miles. 4.9
3rd gear 1 1/2 min at 30 mph. 2nd 5 min at 24 1/2 mph
cu ins displaced = 1449000
per ton mile = 296500 cu in
ditto per min = 45600 cu in
axle 2nd gear full thr 6 1/2 min
cu ins displaced = 1,710,000
per ton mile = 350000
ditto per min = 53800
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