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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).
Ground level power curves for a Kestrel B blower on a standard engine, showing two separate tests.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179b\2\  img078
Date  8th August 1923
  
335 F
KESTREL B BLOWER ON STD ENGINE
GROUND LEVEL POWER CURVES
8.823 BLOWER GEARS

UPPER CHART (2ND TEST):
Y-Axis: BHP
X-Axis: ABS. BOOST INS. HG
Title: 2ND TEST
RPM Labels: 3000, 2600, 2400, 2300, 2200
Annotation: CORRECTED POWER FOR BACK PRESS

LOWER CHART (1ST TEST):
Y-Axis: C/BHP (CORR'D & B.P. & TEMP)
X-Axis: BOOST ABS. INS. HG
Title: 1ST TEST
RPM Labels: 3000RPM. NC, 2500RPM. NC, 2200 RPM. NC
Annotation 1: { C. CORR'D FOR B.P. { NC NOT
Annotation 2: GROUND LEVEL POWER K4 BLOWER
  
  


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