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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).
Page 2 of a memo regarding weight estimation for Kestrel and Buzzard engines.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179b\2\  img122
Date  15th November 1932
  
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Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}R/W.15.11.32. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}

In estimating the weight we find that our Kestrels and the new Buzzard both come out at approx .75 lbs/cu.inch capacity. We have used this figure in estimating the weight of these increased capacity engines.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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