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 | ||