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Test data table correlating tyre pressure with vehicle speed and handling characteristics.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\July1925-September1925\  Scan81
Date  18th August 1925 guessed
  
Tyre press: lbs/sq." | ADVANCE M.P.H. | RETARD. M.P.H. | TOE IN. | WHEEL BALANCE. | PIVOT LEAN. .125"/.150" | REMARKS.
60 | 66 | 66 | 1/2" | 1 lb. out. | * | Not very violent, fairly easily controlled.
55 | 65 to 68 | 68 to 66 / 63 to 60 | * | * | * | Intensity same as previous.
50 | 62 to 63 / 65 to 67 | 67 to 65 / 63 to 60 | * | * | * | Violent - just under control.
45 | 61 to 63/65 | 65 to 61 / 61 to 54 | * | * | * | Shade more violent than previous.
40 | 59 to 61 | 61 to 53 | * | * | * | Dangerous - still more violent than previous.
35 | 57 to 59 | 59 to 48 | * | * | * | Very dangerous.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Fm.
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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).


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