Re: Good Question about Horsepower

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <00f401bec670$1a602d20$d32b883e@default> "Jim Haseltine" writes:

> > Bhp is measured at the output shaft (the B is a brake used to load down
> the
> > engine)...seems to me Japan uses JIS, or Japanese horspower...not sure
> what
> > conditions they use....
>
> Ermm...Smaller horses?

It has long been recognised that James Watt's horse was off colour that
day.  A fit Percheron stallion in good condition can produce something
like 2.5 bhp.

As much as I like the note of a well-tuned I5 - working with heavy
horses is a _lot_ more fun.

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