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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).
Test schedule for radiator and component testing over two days.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 75\3\  scan0100
Date  12th October 1934 guessed
  
Thursday :-
(1) Test 70 MM rad. ✓ 1 hour
(2) Change rad & refit Georges rad. ✓ 2 hours
(3) Lunch ✓ 1 hour
(4) Repeat trend 40 MPH 3rd ten ✓ 1/2 hour
(5) Fan tests 1 1/2 hours
(6) Bonnet temp tests 1 1/2 hours
(7) Lap speeds in course of above. ✓

Overnight :- change rad for std rad
change induction pipe

Friday
(1) Run std rad - 30 & 80 - 3/4 hour
(2) Change rad for 58 MM 1 hour
(3) Retest 58 MM - 30, 60, 80, 40 Bragn - 1 1/4 hour
(4) Lunch 1 hour
(5) Reduce matrise area - set 2 hours
(6) Ind pipe lap speed (if not above) -
  
  


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