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).
Consumption test results from an R.A.C. trial of a Daimler engine, including bench and road tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\6\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 20th October 1909 | |
| R.R. 148 (20 H) (H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 448. 20.10.09) E.P. 5185. CONSUMPTION 3800. 2300 X985 R.A.C. Trial of Daimler Engine 15th to 18/3/09 Consumption - Bench test 38.4 HP equals 11.79 HP hour per gall. 28.85 HP engine - 10.8 HP hr per gall ROAD TEST 38.4 HP On Road - 35.97 - ton miles pergall Brooklands - 34.94 ton miles per gall 22.85 HP engine On road - 31.19 ton miles per gall On Brooklands - 33.37 ton mile per gall Handwritten notes: Initials on left: EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Beside 38.4 HP Road Test: = 19.48 miles per gall. 20.57 miles per gall. 1930.5 miles 42.4 miles per hr Beside 22.85 HP Road Test: => 19.48 miles per gall Below 22.85 HP Brooklands Test: 41.88 miles per hr. 1914.1 miles. 22.44 miles per gall. Right-hand side bracketed text: For printer Pamphlet on Above see No. 5 Report file | ||