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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).
Table summarizing the operational lives and failure modes of six test fans.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 135\1\  scan0247
Date  11th November 1938 guessed
  
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Summarised Table of Fan Lives.

| First fan | 10 hrs. 27 mins. | + 3 hrs. approx exp. running. Burst |
|-------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Second fan | 5 " 36 " | Burst |
| Third fan | 2 " 24 " | Returned intact |
| Fourth fan | 8 " 12 " | Returned - all blades fractured |
| Fifth fan | 24 " 7 " | Thicker blades Burst |
| Sixth fan | 4 " 53 " | Returned - all blades fractured. |
  
  


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