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).
Test results for a Cadillac V-16 car at Brooklands, comparing performance with and without the fan.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\1\ scan0240 | |
| Date | 18th June 1936 | |
| Test on Cadillac V-16 Car at Brooklands - June 18th, 1936. (1) Tests with fan in action. (a) 40 M.P.H. full throttle. Air Top Water Top Water Air Exit Air near Left Right from Matrix Carburetter 25 85 85 61 60 (b) Full Speed. Full Throttle. Half Mile - (1) 20.0 secs. } mean 20.4 secs = 88.24 M.P.H. (2) 20.8 secs. } Lap - 115.5 secs. = 87.75 M.P.H. 24 75 74 50 52 (2) Fan out of action. (a) 40 M.P.H. full throttle. 26 106 108 80 72 (b) Full Speed. Full Throttle. Half Mile - 20.0 secs. = 90 M.P.H. Lap - 111.4 secs. = 89.4 M.P.H. 25 86 85 56 58 | ||