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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 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
  
  


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