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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).
Continued memorandum discussing the use of wind tunnels for winter testing.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 15\1\  Scan432
Date  6th November 1930
  
-2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}1/WL.6.11.30.Contd.

economical way of getting results during the winter would
be by means of a wind tunnel. we think that we have
sufficient full scale results to be able to interpret
wind channel figures intelligently. Lr.{Mr Ellor} believes that
either the N.P.L. or Messrs. Boulton & Paul would obtain
the figures for us in their wind tunnels. If this is
considered desirable we can continue with out investigations
on turbulence and the smaller type of square tube.



He/Rn.{Mr Robinson}
  
  


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