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Goshawk 11 engine temperature test results under various fan and cowling configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 75\3\  scan0185
Date  26th October 1922 guessed
  
Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. Temperature tests - contd:-

Speed 26 m.p.h. to 21 m.p.h.

| | No. Fan - all closed. cowling off. | 18" Fan - all closed. cowling off. | 18" Fan - all closed. cowling on. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Atmos. | water. | Atmos. | water. | Atmos. | water. |
| Start. | 13°C | 60°C | 12 1/2°C | 60°C | 14°C | 60°C |
| Moving half way, | 13°C | 65 1/2°C 71°C 76°C | 13°C | 64 1/2°C 69°C 74 1/2°C | 13°C | 64 1/2°C 69°C 70°C |
| Top. | 12 1/2°C | 79 1/2°C | 13°C | 76°C | 13°C | 73°C |

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MADE AT CROSLEY
  
  
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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