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Table of critical air temperatures for Phantom III, Bentley, and 20/25 HP cars under various test conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149a\3\  scan0188
Date  24th September 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 temp. 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,
40 M.P.H. { shuttered bonnet. 26°C.
full throttle { (2) Mk.VI type matrix,
{ louvred bonnet. 29°C.

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