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).
Bearing failure test run, noting inconclusive results regarding blower slip.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\3\ img151 | |
| Date | 6th February 1933 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Der.3/T.S.6.2.33. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} The bearing which failed has run for a period of 42 hours which includes four hours in excess of 750 BHP. and 30 mins. above 1000 BHP. Although no trace of blower slip occurred, the tests in this respect are not conclusive until further development has been carried out. hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.Farmer. | ||