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Design position report for Kestrel, Goshawk, and P.V.G.II engine components.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\4\  Scan273
Date  5th September 1934 guessed
  
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ITEM                    DESIGN POSITION.
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KESTREL(Aero Engine) ENGINE - CONTINUED:-

Induction Pipe. - to suit ramp cylinder head.        In hand.
Valve Gear    - to suit ramp cylinder head.        In hand.

GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) ENGINE.

Ramp cylinder head.                    Completed.
Cylinder skirt to suit ramp head.            Completed.
Water inlet connections - ramp head.            Completed.
Modification to ramp type cylinder.            Completed.
Outlet water rail - to suit ramp cylinder head.        In hand.
Induction Pipe        -do-        -do-            In hand.
Valve Gear        -do-        -do-            In hand.

P.V.G.II ENGINE.

Reduction gear and front end auxiliaries.        In hand.
Top half crankcase.                    In hand.
Alternative positions for magneto mounting.        Completed.
Arrangement of all pumps.                Completed.
Arrangement of lower half crankcase and Tecalemit filter.    In hand.
  
  
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).


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