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).
Graph showing test results for water-heated air intakes on a Fairey 3.F with a modified supercharged Kestrel engine during a climb.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\2\ img127 | |
Date | 5th January 1932 | |
TESTS WITH WATER HEATED AIR INTAKES OF FAIREY 3.F. MOD. SUPERCHARGED KESTREL CLIMB. AT 90. A.S.I.V. 2200 R.P.M. FALLING TO 2140 AT 18000 FT. Left Y-Axis: AIR TEMP. STRUT THERMOMETER °C Right Y-Axis: WATER TEMP. & AIR UNDER COWLING °C X-Axis: ALTITUDE. FT. Graph Data Labels: WATER TEMP. WATER FROM CASE JACKET AIR UNDER COWLING AIR TEMP. (STRUT) Stamp: DERBY Initials: ACH | ||