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).
Oil and petrol consumption test results for a GAE-20 engine unit over a 195-mile run.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\3\ scan0057 | |
| Date | 22th June 1936 | |
| X1220 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/WB.{Mr Brazier/Mr Bell}29/KW.22.6.36. Oil Consumption GAE-20 - Unit C-18. Standard production unit other than E.61044 exhaust valves, KE-965 (stellited tips and seats); EB.175 Bentley valve springs. Standard Stromberg induction system and drains with lamp-post vent, LeC.5069. An oil consumption run over 195 miles, Oxford and return. Average speed 45.9 M.P.H. Oil Consumption 390 M.P.G. Average Air Temp. 25°C. " water " 87°C. " oil " 82°C. Petrol consumptions taken over the same run - 15.3 MPG. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W.Brazier. | ||