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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).
Performance graph for the Singapore I aircraft with four Falcon II engines at an altitude of 8000 ft.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 36\2\  scan 157
Date  29th February 1928 guessed
  
4 FALCON II ENGINES
WOOD AIRSCREWS
GEAR RATIO .477/1
ESTIMATED PERFORMANCE OF SINGAPORE I AT 8000 FT.
DESIGN CONDITIONS AT 8000 FT
TOP SPEED. 144 M.P.H. 2500 R.P.M. 515 B.H.P.
CLIMB 85 M.P.H. 2250 R.P.M. 475 B.H.P.
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld.
TOTAL B.H.P. ABSORBED
AIRCRAFT SPEED M.P.H.
SHORT BROS. LTD. ROCHESTER
2500 R.P.M.
2400 R.P.M.
2300 R.P.M.
2200 R.P.M.
2100 R.P.M.
2000 R.P.M.
1900 R.P.M.
1800 R.P.M.
1700 R.P.M.
FULL THROTTLE CURVE
η = .70
η = .75
η = .77
η = .78
η = .79
515 B.H.P
475 B.H.P
410 B.H.P
340 B.H.P
ESTIMATED B.H.P. REQUIRED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT AT 16000 LBS
ESTIMATED B.H.P. REQUIRED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT AT 13000 LBS
ESTIMATED B.H.P. REQUIRED FOR OPTIMUM CRUISING CONDITIONS AT DIMINISHING ALL UP WEIGHT
  
  


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