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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).
Petrol consumption tests for a tank carburettor at various speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\3\  03-page275
Date  10th June 1933
  
X 5800

To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
From G.W.H.

Hotel de France.
Chateauroux.
Indre.
10.6.33

18.G.IV.

TANK CARBURETTOR

The following are the petrol consumptions taken over a distance of 5 miles for each test.

The average works out at:

30 M.P.H. 18.33 M.P.G.
40 M.P.H. 16.78 M.P.G.
50 M.P.H. 14.81 M.P.G.


G.W.H.
  
  


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