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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 comparing tyre slip angles against sideways acceleration for different tyre types.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\1\  scan0189
Date  24th June 1938
  
TYRE SLIP ANGLES
CHASSIS 3 B.V.
2 UP 17 GALLS PETROL
WIRE STEERING
ALL TYRES 6.50 X 17 X 6 PLY @ 28 LBS/□
RIMS 4.00 WIDE
REAR SLIP ANGLE
SIDEWAYS ACCELERATION
BRITISH GOODRICH STRAIGHT RIB TREAD
BRITISH GOODRICH CURVED RIB TREAD
INDIA. BROKEN OUTER RIB
24-6-38
  
  


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