. Automotive industries . nteresting to examine thesepractical tests from a theoreticalstandpoint, calculating the distancein which the car can be stopped bythe formula. Distance required to stop: AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOMOBILE 1269 L. = PV and taking as the coefficient of ad-herence of the wheels to the The comparative results areshown in Table 3. Theoretical and Practical Relation It will be observed that in thecase of brakes on all four wheelsthere is very little difference be-tween the theoretical figures andthose obtained by the practical the case of rear wh
. Automotive industries . nteresting to examine thesepractical tests from a theoreticalstandpoint, calculating the distancein which the car can be stopped bythe formula. Distance required to stop: AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOMOBILE 1269 L. = PV and taking as the coefficient of ad-herence of the wheels to the The comparative results areshown in Table 3. Theoretical and Practical Relation It will be observed that in thecase of brakes on all four wheelsthere is very little difference be-tween the theoretical figures andthose obtained by the practical the case of rear wheel brakesonly the difference is greater,theory showing a much shorterstopping distance than is obtainedin practice. This is due to the factthat when brakes are applied onthe rear wheels, a portion of theweight on the rear axle is trans-ferred to the front axle, and thisreduction of weight on the rear is not taken into consideration in the calculations as usuallymade. Claims have been made for considerably better perform-. Flgs. 5-S—Brake connection layouts on the Darracq, Hlspano-Sulza. Isotta-Fraschlniand Metallurglque. In each case there Is one pedal and one brake lever. ance than the above, and the following figures have beenpublished as actual performance results for a hydraulicfour-wheel braking system: 1270 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE June 16, 1921
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