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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).
Correction note regarding a report on power output for Japan, clarifying units of measurement and test parameters.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0090
Date  2nd October 1931
  
X5090.
From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
o By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/MJ.2.10.31.
Re. POWER OUTPUT - JAPAN.
X.5771.
X.5090.
Please note that in report Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/MJ.24.9.31 the induction pipe depression in every case is ins. of Mercury, this was in-correctly stated as lbs/sq.in. on curves Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}30 and Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}34.
In Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}38 the dotted line refers to the single carburetter, The timing in every case is taken with .013 tappet clearance.
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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