Vulture spec's - In search of data
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Chase up the following - to do this you might like to try ABE bookfinder (use Google to find the latter)
"Rolls-Royce Piston Aero engines" #16 in the R-R Heritage Trust Historical Series.
otherwise
"Allied Piston Aero Engines of WW2" by Graham White
Colin1
Senior Master Sergeant
Dude
will you be more careful about the threads you reply to? I just spent about 3/4 hour putting stuff together for a guy who was banned three years ago.
I know, I know - I should have looked too
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I did the same exact dam thing.....
Dude
will you be more careful about the threads you reply to? I just spent about 3/4 hour putting stuff together for a guy who was banned three years ago.
I know, I know - I should have looked too
Even if some one is banned some one else may find the info useful.
AMCKen
Senior Airman
brewerjerry
Senior Airman
Hi All,
It would be interesting to see a manual on one of these beasts ...
cheers
Jerry
It would be interesting to see a manual on one of these beasts ...
cheers
Jerry
Number of cylinders: 24
Bore x Stroke: 5 x 5.5 in
Compression: 6.0
Supercharger Ratios: 5.5 / 7.3
Airscrew Reduction Gear Ratio: 0.35
Direction of rotation : left hand
Dry weight: 2450 lbs
Max takeoff power, +6 psi @ 3200 RPM ( 3 minutes or 1000 ft ):
1800 hp ( 162 gallons per hour at sea level )
Note: Ammendment list 10, from Nov. 1941, gives new takeoff rating of +9 psi and 3000 RPM.
Max climbing ( +6 psi @ 2850 RPM, 30 minute limit ):
1780 hp @ 4000 ft ( low gear ), 142.5 gallons / hr at sea level ( 1700 hp )
1660 hp @ 13500 ft ( high gear ), 134.5 gallons / hr at sea level ( 1455 hp )
Max cruising ( auto rich ), +5 psi @ 2600 RPM:
1480 hp @ sea level, 0.61 pint / bhp / hr ( low gear )
1290 hp @ sea level, 0.66 pint / bhp / hr ( high gear )
Max cruising ( auto lean), +2 psi @ 2600 RPM:
1130 hp @ sea level, 0.53 pint / bhp / hr ( low gear )
990 hp @ sea level, 0.58 pint / bhp / hr ( high gear )
Ignition timing ( fully advanced ):
Starboard magneto ( firing exhaust plugs ): 57 deg before TDC
Port magneto ( firing inlet plugs ): 50 deg before TDC
Ignition timing ( fully retarded ):
Starboard magneto: 22 deg BTDC
Port magneto: 15 deg BTDC
Valve timing ( 2 intake, 2 exhaust per cylinder ):
Inlet opens: 24 before TDC
Inlet closes: 60 after BDC
Exhaust opens: 64 before BDC
Exhaust closes: 20 after TDC
Bore x Stroke: 5 x 5.5 in
Compression: 6.0
Supercharger Ratios: 5.5 / 7.3
Airscrew Reduction Gear Ratio: 0.35
Direction of rotation : left hand
Dry weight: 2450 lbs
Max takeoff power, +6 psi @ 3200 RPM ( 3 minutes or 1000 ft ):
1800 hp ( 162 gallons per hour at sea level )
Note: Ammendment list 10, from Nov. 1941, gives new takeoff rating of +9 psi and 3000 RPM.
Max climbing ( +6 psi @ 2850 RPM, 30 minute limit ):
1780 hp @ 4000 ft ( low gear ), 142.5 gallons / hr at sea level ( 1700 hp )
1660 hp @ 13500 ft ( high gear ), 134.5 gallons / hr at sea level ( 1455 hp )
Max cruising ( auto rich ), +5 psi @ 2600 RPM:
1480 hp @ sea level, 0.61 pint / bhp / hr ( low gear )
1290 hp @ sea level, 0.66 pint / bhp / hr ( high gear )
Max cruising ( auto lean), +2 psi @ 2600 RPM:
1130 hp @ sea level, 0.53 pint / bhp / hr ( low gear )
990 hp @ sea level, 0.58 pint / bhp / hr ( high gear )
Ignition timing ( fully advanced ):
Starboard magneto ( firing exhaust plugs ): 57 deg before TDC
Port magneto ( firing inlet plugs ): 50 deg before TDC
Ignition timing ( fully retarded ):
Starboard magneto: 22 deg BTDC
Port magneto: 15 deg BTDC
Valve timing ( 2 intake, 2 exhaust per cylinder ):
Inlet opens: 24 before TDC
Inlet closes: 60 after BDC
Exhaust opens: 64 before BDC
Exhaust closes: 20 after TDC
Simon Thomas
Senior Airman
AEHS has just uploaded the Rolls-Royce Vulture II and IV Description manual.
It's on the top of the change history on the front page. AEHS Home
It's in the member section, but y'all should be members.
It's on the top of the change history on the front page. AEHS Home
It's in the member section, but y'all should be members.
wuzak
Captain
Some More info in the thread Was the Vulture as bad history tells us?
