Anyone know what the horsepower of a horse is? cm In a message dated Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:46:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph B. Reid) writes: << [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked in USMA 11568: >Some countries like Britain, India, etc use the term >bhp to define the power of an automobile. >Can someone explain what is its equivalent in terms of >kilowatts. bhp probably is brake horsepower. 1 horsepower = 550 foot-pounds per second = 0.745 7 kW Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071 >>
