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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).
Photograph of Wraith III No. 2 Unit main bearings in white metal after testing.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 115\3\  scan0149
Date  10th December 1937 guessed
  
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WRAITH III No. 2 UNIT. MAIN BEARINGS. IN WHITE METAL. RUNNING TIMES : 1684 MILES ON ROAD & 122 HRS. 15 MINS. TOTAL RUNNING ON TEST BED INCLUDING 25 HRS. 30 MINS. FULL THROTTLE. THIS UNIT ALSO RAN 21 HRS. 50 MINS. ENDURANCE COMPRISING OF 4 HRS.. AT 1/4 LOAD : 2 HRS. AT 1/2 LOAD : & 15 HRS. 50 MINS. FULL LOAD.
  
  


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