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).
Completed Fuel Pump Questionnaire for the 'New Phantom' model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\2\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 18th January 1928 guessed | |
| AC 880 FUEL PUMP QUESTIONNAIRE NAME: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. ADDRESS: DERBY ENGLAND MODEL: "NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I" (1) SIZE OF ENGINE, CUBIC INCHES: 468 c. in. (2) MAXIMUM H.P. DEVELOPED AT: 2750 R.P.M. (3) MAXIMUM SPEED OF ENGINE: 3000 R.P.M. (4) MAXIMUM FUEL CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS PER HOUR?: 9gals/hr (5) KIND AND MODEL OF CARBURETOR USED?: Own. (6) IS ROOM AVAILABLE ON CAMSHAFT SIDE OF ENGINE TO INSTALL PUMP?: Yes. (7) WHAT OTHER MEANS COULD BE USED FOR DRIVE PURPOSES?: GENERATOR DRIVE SPINDLE. Runs at 1/2 engine speed. (8) DISTANCE FROM CENTER LINE OF CAMSHAFT TO OUTSIDE WALL IN HORIZONTAL PLANE?: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4" APP. (9) POINT OUT POSSIBLE INTERFERENCES: None. REMARKS AND SKETCHES: We append rough sketch of where the pump could be mounted. We would like two pumps, one to run at 1/2 engine speed and one one & a half. The second we can fit without any difficulty. (WRITE UP IN TRIPLICATE) | ||