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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).
With graphs comparing the acceleration curves for Phantom and Vauxhall vehicles.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 160\2\  scan0075
Date  14th December 1925
  
EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -4- Expl. No. REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/L/G14.12.25

GRAPH 1.

Individual readings only given for 117-MC. thus x
these shew the rather erratic nature of the test.

Graph Y-Axis: Acc.n Ft./sec.2
Graph X-Axis: ROAD SPEED. M.P.H.
Graph 1 Legend:
SUMMERS' PHANTOM 117MC
STANDARD PHANTOM 98.NK.

We have taken the mean of all the figures for the Phantom acceleration. Those opposite the Vauxhall figures in the report are poor, those given from 10 m.p.h. are unusually good.

GRAPH 11.

Individual readings only given for Vauxhall. Thus ☉

Graph Y-Axis: Acc.n Ft./sec.2
Graph X-Axis: ROAD SPEED. M.P.H.
Graph 2 Legend:
VAUXHALL
117-M.C.
  
  


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