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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).
Chart showing performance figures obtained during a 100-hour type test of a Falcon 10 engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 36\2\  scan 127
Date  30th April 1927
  
IB. FALCON 10 100 HRS TYPE TEST
CURVES SHOWING FIGURES OBTAINED
DURING EACH 10 HOURS CONTINUOUS RUN
COMMENCED 12/4/27
FINISHED 30/4/27

CONDITIONS:
TEST BED THROTTLED TO 430 B.H.P @ 2100 R.P.M.
PUSHER PROP
HANGAR THROTTLED TO 2100 R.P.M (430 B.H.P)
TRACTOR PROP
LAST HOUR FULL THROTTLE @ 2100 R.P.M.
TEST BED THROTTLED TO 430 B.H.P. @ 2100 R.P.M.

PETROL PUMP DELIVERY IN GALS/HR:
NO FIGURES TAKEN FUEL IN CIRCULATION
CONSTANT @ 75 GALLS/HR

OIL CONS. IN PTS/HR AVERAGE FOR EACH 10 HRS: CONTINUOUS

FUEL CONS: AVERAGE IN PTS/B.H.P HR. FOR EACH 10 HRS: CONTINUOUS.

B.H.P. AT FULL THROTTLE @ 2100 R.P.M. AT BEGINNING & END OF EACH 10 HRS CONTINUOUS RUN.
N.B IN THE CASE OF HANGAR - R.P.M.

X-AXIS: 1ST 10 HOURS, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 8TH, 9TH, 10TH
Y-AXIS LABELS: 100, 90, 80, 10, 5, 0, .55, .50, .45, 470, 460, 450, 2300, 2200, 2100
  
  


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