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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 comparison graph for a Vickers Scout engine with standard and long duration cams at various pressure heights.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 43\3\  Scan186
Date  18th September 1928
  
RR F.XI.S
SHEET 1
ENGINE No 35 - "VICKERS SCOUT" .632 GEAR RATIO
COMPARATIVE BED TESTS OF STANDARD & LONG DURATION CAMS
THROTTLED INLET BOXES USED TO CREATE EQUIVALENT PRESSURE HEIGHTS
CORRECTED TO A CONSTANT INLET TEMP. OF 15°C.

REFERENCE TO CURVES.-
x ------ ORIGINAL TEST FIGURES PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF ENGINE (21-5-28)
o --- --- TEST BED FIGURES AFTER FLYING EXPERIMENTS (17-9-28)
o ------ TEST BED FIGURES WHEN FITTED WITH LONG DURATION CAMS (18-9-28)

BOOST PRESS "Hg A.B.S
AIR BOX PRESS "Hg A.B.S
B.H.P.

ABS BOOST PRESSURE
PLOTTED AGAINST BHP
2250 RPM
2500 RPM

GROUND LEVEL 29.92"Hg

AIR BOX PRESSURES ABS
PLOTTED AGAINST BHP
2250 RPM
2500 RPM
PRESS HEIGHT 10,000 FT
PRESS HEIGHT 12,000
PRESS HEIGHT 15,000 FT
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