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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).
Dynamometer graph showing road wheel horsepower against engine RPM for various vehicle configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 109\4\  scan0121
Date  29th June 1939
  
ROAD WHEEL DYNO H.P
CHASSIS 30 G 7
ENGINE UNIT B 80 Nº 5 (BUICK TYPE EXH. AND AIR SILENCERS.)
AXLE RATIO 11 41
FIGURES OBTAINED IN DIRECT GEAR ON DUNLOP TRACK RACING TYRES @ 45 LB/IN²
B.H.P. CORRECTED TO 50°C AIR TEMP.
ENGINE R.P.M.
APPROX. M.P.H. WITH 7.50 x 16 TYRES. 11.41 AXLE. & DIRECT GEAR.
OPEN EXHAUST NO FAN
SILENCED NO FAN
COMPLETE MOTOR CAR
RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TAS{T. Allan Swinden}/29.6.39.
  
  


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