Progress report for the Mark 6 A.15 Tank Leyland Meteor engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\4\ scan0232 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1941 | |
| -2- Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 5/JH.3.2.41. Progress Report - Feb. 3rd. 1941. Tank Section. Mark 6 A.15 Tank Leyland Meteor. Work Completed. PL.498 Squint Hole for Timing Pointer. Stage la. {L. A. Archer} & lb. PL.499 Limiting Features re design of 16 in. dia. Borg & Beck Clutch. Stage III. PL.551 R.H. Water Inlet Pipe. Stage la. {L. A. Archer} lb. PL.552 L.H. Water Inlet Pipe. Stage la. {L. A. Archer} lb. PL.553 Compressor & Drive. Stage la. {L. A. Archer} PL.554 Oil Relief Valve & Main Feed Pipe. Stage la {L. A. Archer} only. PL.555 Cooling system, petrol and oil tanks (Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} ). Stage 3. PL.556 Mod. Exhaust Manifold. Stage la {L. A. Archer} & lb. PL.557 Oil Gallery & Relief valve. Stage lb only. PL.558 Compressor Drives. Stage lb. Work in Hand. Cast Iron Crankcase Detail. Stage lb. 60% Rear end of crankcase & Engine Coupling. Stage lb 10% PL.559 Cylinder Head with 2 plugs on Inlet Side. Stage lb. 90% Cylinder Block for Head with 2 plugs on inlet side. Stage lb. 90% Space available for air cleaner. Stage la. {L. A. Archer} & lb 90% Gearbox gears & Shafts 6.750 ins. centres. Stage 3 in hand. Project of Controll Epicyclic Steering. Stage 3 in hand. Engine Bearer Arms and Oil Piping. Stage lb 60% Wiring Harness in Vee. Stage lb 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).