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).
Graph and table detailing vehicle acceleration performance figures at Brooklands.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0182 | |
Date | 27th June 1939 | |
M.P.H SECONDS M.P.H TO M.P.H IN SECS 10 - 20 | 4.2 10 - 30 | 8.4 10 - 40 | 12.6 10 - 50 | 16.8 10 - 60 | 21.2 10 - 70 | 26.3 10 - 80 | 32.7 14 B.V. DIRECT GEAR PERFORMANCE ACCELERATION FIGURES AT BROOKLANDS ENGINE UNIT W.H. Nọ 10 AXLE RATIO 12:41 TYRES - AVON LIGHT TREAD @ 40 lb/in² FRONT 45 lb/in² REAR TWIN EXHAUST SYSTEM TIME FOR STANDING ¼ MILE THROUGH THE GEARS - 19.8 SECS RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TAS{T. Allan Swinden}/27·6·39 | ||