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 test results for unsupercharged 'F' engines in Fairey 3F aeroplanes at R.A.E. Farnborough.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\2\ scan 228 | |
Date | 10th June 1929 guessed | |
PERFORMANCE TESTS OF 'F' UNSUPERCHARGED ENGINES IN FAIREY '3F' AEROPLANES. AT R.A.E. FARNBOROUGH. TABLE 1 ENGINE, ALT. 15000', TIME TO REACH 15000', RATE OF CLIMB, LEVEL SPEED, AIRCRAFT WEIGHT. NAPIER LION 10A, 15000, 17 MINS., 460 FT/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore}, 137., 5195. lbs 'F'. 7/1 C.R., ", 21 ", 350. ", 131.5, 5150. " F.{Mr Friese} 6/1 C.R., ", 23M 45S., 260 ", ", 5150 " CONSUMPTIONS. USING MAX ALT. CONTROL. TABLE 2 ENG., CON., CONDS., R.P.M., ALTITUDE. F.{Mr Friese} 7/1 C.R., 144 lbs/hr, F.T., 2300., 15000' F.{Mr Friese} 6/1, 140 ", ", 2210, " LION 10A., 24.1 GALLS., ", 2350, 14500', * F.{Mr Friese} 7/1 C.R., 220 lbs/hr, ", 2480, 6000' F.{Mr Friese} 6/1 ", 200 ", ", 2350, 6000' F.{Mr Friese} 6/1 ", 300 ", ", 2560, 2000' * Amt OF A/C. NOT STATED FOR NAPIER. Initials: WJB | ||