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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).
Acceleration test results for vehicle 18.G.IV, detailing times between various speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\3\  03-page096
Date  14th November 1931
  
x5840

14.11.31.

ACCELERATION TESTS ON 18.G.IV.

Blois, Orleans road. Weather fair, roads dry, wind light
in UP. direction.

TABLE DATA:
Headers: M.P.H. | UP. Secs. (two runs) | DOWN. Secs. (two runs) | Average
10 - 20: 5.2, 5.0 | 5.6, 5.0 | 5.2
10 - 30: 10.2, 10.2 | 10.2, 11.0 | 10.4
10 - 40: 15.6, 15.2 | 16.2, 16.2 | 15.8
10 - 50: 23.8, 23.8 | 24.6, 23.2 | 23.8
10 - 60: 32.2, 33.0 | 32.2, 35.0 | 33.1
10 - 70: 49.0, 50.0 | 49.0, 52.0 | 50.0

20 - 30: 4.8, 5.2 | 4.6, 6.0 | 5.2
30 - 40: 5.4, 5.0 | 6.0, 5.2 | 5.4
40 - 50: 8.2, 8.6 | 8.4, 7.0 | 8.0
50 - 60: 8.4, 9.2 | 7.6, 11.8 | 9.3
60 - 70: 16.8, 17.0 | 16.8, 17.0 | 16.9

HANDWRITTEN NOTES (Right side):
14 GIV
5.5 secs
6 secs
7 secs
9 secs
16 secs
20 secs

HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE (Bottom right):
/W.A. Hyslop
A.I.C.
  
  


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