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Comparison of straight road speeds between the Hawk-Northcliffe and EAC engines.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\  Scan103
Date  8th February 1924 guessed
  
contd:-

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Our experience is, that maximum speeds are always disappointing on straight roads, for instance, the Hawk(Aero Engine)-Northcliffe with an engine which develops more H.P. than the EAC., on the test bench has not equalled the speed obtained on the EAC.

HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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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