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).
Specifications for various endurance and performance tests on engine and aircraft components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\3\ scan0119 | |
| Date | 22th December 1936 guessed | |
| - 2 - 2.B. Merlin & Hele-Shaw Endurance & Performance Tests. Specification as for 2.A. 3.HP. variable speed motor 1,750 P.R.P.M. 2.C. Blade Mechanism Test Rig. 1 off each for Merlin and Kestrel to test blades in conjunction with pump. 2.D. Hamilton Endurance & Performance Test. Specification as for 2.A. 3.HP. variable speed motor 1,750 P.R.P.M. GUN TURRET PUMPS. 3.A. 5 HP. variable speed motor 2,000 P.R.P.M. Water cooled tank, capacity 5 gallons, temperature required to be as low as possible - max. 70°C. Provision for delivery tests 6,000 pts./hr. at 300 lbs./sq.in. 3.B. Kestrel Frazer Nash. Performance & Endurance Test Rigs. Specification as for 3.A. with 5 HP. variable speed motor and drive to give 7,000 P.R.P.M. UNDERCARRIAGE PUMPS. 4. Lockheed, Nash Thompson, etc., Performance & Endurance Tests. 5.HP. variable speed motor 3,250 P.R.P.M. Water cooled tank, capacity 5 gallons temperature required to be as low as possible - max. 70°C. Provision for delivery tests, 1,000 pts./hour., 1,500 lb./sq.in. 4.A. CYLINDERS. Glycol Tests. for all stages of cylinder manufacture, all types, including single cylinder units - Existing. 4.B. Water Tests. cylinder flow and pressure tests - maximum available hot and cold water supply required. (continued). | ||