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).
Low speed performance and acceleration test results for a close-coupled tourer comparing different carburettor and silencer units.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\5\ 05-page155 | |
| Date | 15th August 1931 | |
| LOW SPEED PERFORMANCE TESTS SUBSEQUENT TO BROOKLANDS TESTS H3/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}V/AD15.8.31. 12-04 CLOSE COUPLED TOURER 11 X 50 AXLE. CAR WEIGHT TWO PASS. 10 GALLS PETROL 34.75 CWT. UNIT POWER AS IN CURVE No.27. P.2 FISH TAIL AND SILENCER. HIGH POWER UNIT. TEST HILL. S.U. CARB. R.R.CARB. STANDARD "T" SERIES. SILENCER AND UNIT. Stanton Hill. 22 2/5. 23 3/5. Ticknall Hill. 58 61 1/5 67 1/5 Platorn Hill 57 59 67 3/5 ACCELERATION TESTS. 25-EX. Std. Comp. Head. France. 10 - 30 8.4 9.2 No Figures. 8.6 10 - 40 13.15 14.15 Available. for 13.5 10 - 50 18.6 20.4 comp. with Std. 18.8 unit and silencer Ha/Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} | ||