Graph comparing the constant speed throttling curve of an S.U. carburettor with a Kestrel VI carburettor on a Kestrel VI engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan287 | |
| Date | 10th December 1934 | |
| S.U. CARBURETTER. KESTREL(Aero Engine) VI ENGINE. CONSTANT SPEED 2500 THROTTLING CURVE WITH S.V. CARB. COMPARED WITH KESTREL(Aero Engine) VI CARB. SHEWING THE STEEP SLOPE OF THE S.U. CURVE & THE TENDENCY OF THE KESTREL(Aero Engine) VI TO REMAIN FLAT OVER A RANGE OF CRUISING POWERS. JETS SET IDENTICAL AT RATED BOOST IN EACH CASE. CURVE 5. SPECIFIC CONS: PTS/HP/HR .750 .700 .650 .600 .550 .500 .450 B.H.P. 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 S.U. CARB. KESTREL(Aero Engine) VI CARB. CRUISING RANGE. JET SETTING. G.H.R 10-12-34 | ||
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).