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Performance test log recording time, distance, altitude, and various temperatures during a vehicle test.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\4\  scan0202
Date  10th May 1936 guessed
  
22-G-V. {VIENNA}

Time Distance Altitude Water Oil Under Bonnet Air.

1025 Ft. 80°C. 72°C 52°C 18°C.
2¼ mins. 1 mile 1,150 ft. 75°C. 72°C. 48°C. 18°C.
5 2 1,400 78 70 49 17
6 3 1,700 77 70 47 16
8¼ 4 2,000 78 70 47 15
10 5 ø 2,450 80 70 44 14
13¼ 6 /3,000 85 70 45 13
16¼ 7 ø 3,500 85 70 48 12
19 8 4,100 84 70 45 10
22 9 ø/4,650 85 70 42 10
25 10 5,000 78 70 43 10
27 11 5,350 75 69 40 10
29 12 ø 5,650 75 68 40 10
32 13 6,050 77 67 40 8
34¼ 14 ø 6,350 76 68 42 8

ø Third gear.
  
  
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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