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Graph showing horsepower losses in India brand tyres at different speeds and inflation pressures.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\2\  scan0026
Date  2nd May 1933
  
5
INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes TYRE LOSSES
NEW TYRES
CURVES AT FULL THROTTLE
UNDER LOAD
WEIGHT ON 2 TYRES TESTED
1920 LBS APPROX.
H.P. LOST IN TYRES
M.P.H.
34 LB/IN²
FIRST RUN
34 LB/IN²
SUBSEQUENT RUNS
46 LB/IN²
22 LB/IN²
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /TAS {T. Allan Swinden} /2-5-33
  
  
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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