Status report on component design, experimental work, and testing for the 40/50, Condor, and Goshawk 11 models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\2\ scan0293 | |
| Date | 10th December 1930 | |
| Contd. -2- 40/50 Condor(Aero Engine). Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11 Hot spot throttle & Starting Carburetter. LeC.1415. Further details issued. Induction Pipes. N.sch.1012/15/19. Details completed. " " " Distributor. LeC.1398. 1432. " " " " Condenser. LeC.1398. " " " " RR. Design of Motor Commutator. LeC.1405. 1425. 1428. " " " " Field Poles. LeC.1405. 1425. 1428. " " " " Armature Punchings. LeC. ditto. " " " " Bearing Brackets & Brush Holders. etc. LeC.1425. 1428. " " " " RR. design of Dynamo Commutator. LeC.1405. 1436 " " " " Field Poles. LeC.1405. 1436 " " " " Front Shock Absorber. N.sch. 830 " " " " Steering Column & Box. N.sch. 902/3. " " " " 14 1/2 gallon petrol tank. LeC.1416 17/19. " " " " Battery in Frame. N.sch. 920. Part details issued. " " Spare wheel carrier LeC.1417. Part details issued. " " Pedals & Operating Gear for Starter Motor. LeC.1408. Part details issued. " " Temporary Engine Controls. " " EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN PROGRESS. Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. Frame. } Gear box. } for Bumper chassis. Engine. } Rear and Front Axles. } Hot spot throttle - carburetter. EXPERIMENTAL TESTS. Exhaust heating tests - 40/50 Induction pipes. Ignition tests on 40/50 engine. contd:- R.R. E85A 100 T.(S.H.) 79S. 10-12-30 G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2947 | ||
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).