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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 test chart for a Humber Super Snipe showing corrected BHP vs engine RPM.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\2\  scan0209
Date  6th January 1939
  
HUMBER SUPER SNIPE
DYNO B.H.P AT ROAD WHEELS
BAR 755
ROAD WHEELS 6" X 16"
TYRE CIRC 85.625
DIRECT-GEAR 4.09
CORRECTED 15°C 50°C
2000 R.P.M. 58.4 55.6
2500 R.P.M. 68.3 64.8
3000 R.P.M. 75.8 70.8
3500 R.P.M. 76.3 71.2
4000 R.P.M. 70.7 66.2
C.B.H.P
M.P.H.
ENGINE R.P.M
GRAPH LEGEND:
- CORRECTED 15°C
-- CORRECTED 50°C
RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FO
DYNO BY BRAZIER.
  
  


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