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Diagrammatic study of balloon tyre contact patches under various test conditions and setups.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\2October1925-December1925\  Scan10
Date  12th June 1925 guessed
  
Top Section:
(E) FRONT
AS (A) BUT WITH SPRINGS ON INSIDE OF S.S. TUBE ONLY.
Since found to be misleading.

(B) O {Mr Oldham} /S FRONT

Middle Section:
(D) FRONT N/S
R.R. STD TYPE
S.S. TUBE
SOLID
PIVOTS & TRACK AS BEFORE

ALL TESTS WITH 34" x 7.30 BALLOON TYRES.

(B) N/S FRONT
As (A) BUT WITH NO FRICTION IN PENDULUM LEVER DAMPED SPRING DRIVE

Bottom Section:
(C) N/S
HISPANO TYPE
S.S. TUBE
PIVOT LEAN 3° BACK
TRACK 3/4" IN AT FRONT

(A)
PIVOT LEAN 3° BACK
TRACK OF WHEELS 3/4" IN AT FRONT

Far Left Edge (partial text):
CE
  
  
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).


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