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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 stopping distance in feet versus speed in MPH for a Bentley 3 1/2 Litre car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\4\  scan0287
Date  18th May 1934
  
BENTLEY 3 1/2 LITRE
CURVE BASED ON ROAD TEST OF ABOVE
PRINTED IN THE "AUTOCAR" MAY 18TH 1934
NEGLECTING WIND RESISTANCE
WIND RESISTANCE REDUCES
STOPPING DISTANCE BY 10%
AT 86 MPH
STOPPING DISTANCE - FEET
MPH
  
  


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