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).
Engineering calculations for horsepower, weight, and high-altitude performance, possibly related to an Everest expedition.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\3\ X704-0065 | |
| Date | 14th November 1933 | |
| TS.ID/S.IS.SVE (Mirrored Text) from VH .03 to of YQOC 65 1,368,000 6700 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 17.60 x 12 = 21,200 2240 6720 2260 672 (Mirrored text, likely from reverse side): We are sending you herewith H.208.S.A sheets of the construction of No = 6 series which we are constructing. For I.A.C. Ltd. we have sent the necessary prints and also the originals for your sending now. We would be glad to have the original back as soon as possible for the use of the several prints we shall need them for. for shipbuilders some time ago we sent for them to erase the new map. originals kept here as soon as coming from. 30,000 ft 1 H.P. = 33,000 ft lbs/min. 1 H.P./hr. = 67 lbs to top of Everest in 1 hr = .03 tons 250 x 1200 H.P./hrs. Calculation: 280 2600 600 00 300000 33,000 ft-lbs/hr 15,000 for 2 hrs = 2 H.P. hrs 2240 8000 lbs. [STAMP] RECEIVED [CIRCULAR STAMP] ... MAIL ... NOV 14 1933 ... | ||