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From 'E' forwarding a request from Mr. Royce to test the Goshawk 11 cowling under full power road conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 75\3\  scan0180
Date  1st September 1922
  
To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} to CJ.

X4237

E1/M14. 9.22.

COMPARISON OF GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. FANS WITH AND WITHOUT
COWLING+ X.4237 X.4240

Referring to your report on the above, Mr. Royce
would like you to test the cowling on the road with a
following wind, engine doing full power, either with brakes
on or uphill, preferably a stiff up-grade with following
wind.


E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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