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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).
Power curve comparison chart showing BHP vs RPM for a 1G.T. engine with two different valve timing configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\4\  Scan100
Date  20th December 1923 guessed
  
POWER CURVE COMPARISON
X AVERAGE GOSHAWK II
o BEST INLET & EXHAUST TIMINGS ON 1G.T.
ENGINE 1G.T.
ENGINE TEMP. 80°C.
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
BEST INLET & EXHAUST TIMINGS COMBINED
I.C. 32°
I.O. 5°
E.O. 42°
E.C.
AVERAGE GOSHAWK II TIMING
I.C. 43°
I.O. 12°
E.O. 59°
E.C. 5°
TAPPET CLEARANCE .010".
N.B.
ENGINE ROARS SLIGHTLY WITH GOSHAWK II TIMING.
ENGINE DOES NOT ROAR WITH OTHER TIMING.
  
  


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