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Data sheet listing critical air temperatures for Phantom III, Bentley, and 20/25 HP cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149a\3\  scan0172
Date  16th June 1936 guessed
  
Critical Air Temperatures for Phantom III, Bentley and 20/25 HP. Cars.

Note: The critical air temp. given in the case of Bentley & 20/25 HP. is the critical air temperature obtained under the worst of the test conditions.

Critical Air Temp.

20/25 (3½ litre)                53°C.
Bentley (3½ litre)                48°C.

Ph.III        { (1) Mk.VI type matrix, shuttered bonnet.        26°C.
40 M.P.H.        {
full throttle    { (2) Mk.VI type matrix, louvred bonnet.        29°C.

Ph.III -        { Mk.VI matrix, louvred bonnet.            31°C.
Max. speed        {
full throttle.    {
  
  
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).


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