Testing the fitting and running of new CH. AVT.64 carburetters on a Falcon X engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\3\ Scan013 | |
| Date | 1st October 1926 | |
| S.S. 493 (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H., D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} X3841 EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. 1.10.26 COPIES TO: RCJ. BJ WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sy E Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} PN. {Mr Northey} OY. (RG {Mr Rowledge} ) Expl. No. 2917a REF. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG4.10.26 OBJECT OF TEST. Testing the fitting and running of the new CH. AVT.64 carburetters in the Vee. TESTER. V. {VIENNA} Halliwell. CONDITIONS. 2nd. Falcon(Aero Engine) X, (six-cyl. engine). Compression ratio 6.1 to 1. SUMMARY OF TEST. The Claudel carburetters in the Vee. being fitted up. The inter-control for the butterfly throttles on each carburetter had to be removed as it fouls the present water jackets on the castings. E.28308 castings were removed after a short run, being required on the 3rd. F.X. engine. The indications pointed to the fact that the sizes of jets as supplied with the carburetter were too small. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /V.Halliwell. | ||
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).