Proposed layout for single cylinder units, not to scale.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\1\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 26th January 1937 | |
| Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} 1/GB.26.1.37. PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR SINGLE CYLINDER UNITS. (Not to scale). 19 No alteration. Kestrel(Aero Engine) No.2 Unit. 20 No alteration. Kestrel(Aero Engine) No.1 Unit. (transferred from 2.a.) 21 No alteration. Merlin(Aero Engine) Unit. A scheme has already been drawn up by EJJ/JV to convert No.20 bed to a bed suitable for the Liquid Cooled Exe(Aero Engine). By placing the Liquid Cooled Exe(Aero Engine) on No.31 bed, 20 bed can be left as at present. 4 Air Cooled Exe(Aero Engine) 3. (Alterations) B Air Cooled Exe(Aero Engine) 2. (Bed OK.) C 2.c. No alteration. No alteration. 5 Blowers (2-1 only fitted at present) Air Cooled Exe(Aero Engine) 1. (Bed OK) A 2.a. Bentley Single (transferred from 4b) 31 Liquid Cooled Exe(Aero Engine) Unit (Equipment transferred from 2.a.) Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) Six Cylinder (Bed at present occupied by crankcase rig.) 32 Bearing Rig. No alteration. Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) Star Unit. | ||
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).