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).
Engine test performance metrics and the condition of the bearings after stripping the engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\3\ scan0167 | |
| Date | 29th October 1937 guessed | |
| - 2 - The following are the figures I recorded:- 84 miles average speed 72 m.p.h. Engine revs. 3,500, 4,000. Oil Temp: 128° C. Oil pressure, average 20lbs. Oil con: 1,354 m.p.g. The engine was stripped after the test in the Test Dept. I did not check for bearing slackness but saw the bearings and they were in a good condition. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||