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Brief report on oil and petrol consumption figures from a 2,500-mile test.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\3\  scan0064
Date  25th June 1936
  
To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
X1220
EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 20/25.6.36.
18-G-IV.
Oil consumption over 2,500 miles works out at average 460 m.p.g.
Checks show consistant throughout over 4 long runs - varies 480 - 440 - 450 - 460.
Petrol consumption average 15.7 m.p.g.
EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
  
  
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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