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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).
Revised chart for the F.II No. 27 engine duration test.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 36\2\  scan 181
Date  1st October 1928
  
RR.F.II. No 27 DURATION TEST.
7/1 COMPRESSION RATIO. GEAR. .477. B.H.P.= WN/1200
THE THROTTLE AND BRAKE TO BE ADJUSTED FOR STAGE 3 TO 10 TO GIVE THE REQUIRED B.H.P. AND R.P.M.

TABLE DATA:
STAGE | DURN. | THROTTLE POSITION | B.H.P. | ENG. R.P.M. | REQUIRED LBS. ON BRAKE | EQVT. ALT. | FLYING CONDITIONS | REMARKS (EXPECT) | DYNO R.P.M. | REV. COUNTER DRIVE R.P.M.
1 | 1/4 HR. | FULL | - | 2212 | - | SEA LEVEL | TAKE OFF | 556 BHP | 1055 | 553
2 | 3/4 HR | FULL | - | 2500 | - | CLIMB | CLIMB | 590 | 1192 | 625
3 | 10 HRS | THROTTLED | 338 | 2328 | 365.5 | 2280 FT | CRUISING | - | 1110 | 582
4 | 7 1/2 | " | 315 | 2311 | 343.0 | 4485 " | " | - | 1102 | 578
5 | 7 1/2 | " | 295 | 2295 | 323.5 | 6335 " | " | - | 1093 | 574
6 | 8 | " | 268 | 2278 | 296.0 | 8260 " | " | - | 1085 | 569.5
7 | 10 | " | 231 | 2255 | 258.0 | 10000 " | " | - | 1075 | 564
8 | 12 1/2 | " | 185 | 2230 | 209.0 | 10000 " | " | - | 1063 | 557.5
9 | 16 | " | 120 | 2190 | 138.0 | 10000 " | " | - | 1045 | 547.5

REVISED CHART 1-10-28.
  
  


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