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).
Technical memo detailing continued testing and assembly programmes for various engine units.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\2\ scan0014 | |
| Date | 7th December 1936 | |
| -2- Ph.III. No.14. unit continued (1) Power Curve. (2) Power and distribution with hot box modified and new air bend as being made by HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} The hot spot experiment should be tried out on standard cast iron one and not on existing alum. box until we have some results. (3) Water flows with 1 1/4 engine speed pump. Special flows through head as required by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. (4) Mechanical Effy. with existing pistons. (5) Exhaust silencer losses with silencer which Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Whym proposes to use on Continental Unit. ----------- BENTLEY B.19 Unit. Endurance as specified in previous memo. Green 6 low carbon springs (American) Red 6 " " " Close coiled tempered spring B.4. Unit. This unit is being assembled for next 15,000 miles in 6.B.1V. ----------- No.30 BED. O.H.C. Bentley No.23. Programme as previous memo with addition of cam balancer. C.16. Unit when finished at gear quieteners to be rigged on bed for carrying out part throttle tests on ignition advance for maximum economy. Following above, engine to be fitted in 18.G.1V. | ||