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).
Photograph showing B.17 unit Hoyt's Z3 alloy main bearings and shims after a 22-hour full throttle endurance test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0207 | |
Date | 27th November 1936 guessed | |
UPPER HALVES <- 1 TO 7 -> (circled) 8 B.17 UNIT MAIN BEARINGS HOYT'S Z3 ALLOY MAIN BEARINGS AFTER 22 HRS. FULL THROTTLE ENDURANCE, EACH HOUR RUN AS FOLLOWS :- 30 Mins. at 4,000 R.P.M. 25 Mins. at 4,250 R.P.M. 5 Mins. at 4,500 R.P.M. SHIMS IN RR.56 ALLOY. | ||