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Instructions for comparative bore wear tests on a Wraith III unit and exhaust system investigation on a No. 2 Bed unit.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 155\2\  scan0204
Date  2nd March 1938
  
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WRAITH III NO.1.

This unit is being fitted with special cylinder liners (Phosphur Chrome v Sheepbridge) for comparative bore wear tests etc. on rig.

Investigate and report on piston failures on Wraith No. 2 unit during its endurance.

NO. 2 BED. B.23 UNIT. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les.

Continue investigation of exhaust system. Report to date is required.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell}
  
  
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).


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