Status report on single cylinder and general engine research items.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0081 | |
| Date | 22th May 1936 | |
| (sheet 5) ITEM DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) 4 star unit - flat type cylinder head with wet joint. In hand. -do- distributor - earthing terminal. Completed 21.5.36. -do- clearance between valve and piston at T.D.C. " 20.5.36. Application of supercharger to Bentley engine. In hand. Investigation into the use of aluminium for valve springs. In hand. Kestrel(Aero Engine) single cylinder unit:- mods for improved cooling. Put aside. Bentley single cylinder unit - modified cylinder head with Completed 15.5.36. larger valves. Kestrel(Aero Engine) sleeve valve unit with conventional head and porting. In hand. R.R.voltage regulator - applicable to all chassis. In hand. Aero universal single cylinder unit - strengthened cam fork. Completed 12.5.36. Merlin(Aero Engine) "E" single cylinder unit - top half crankcase in cast iron. " 18.5.36. Exe(Aero Engine) Engine - port dimensions with Merlin(Aero Engine) timing. " 16.5.36. Liquid cooled Exe(Aero Engine) - port dimensions with Merlin(Aero Engine) timing. " 22.5.36. Merlin(Aero Engine) "E" single cylinder unit - Kestrel(Aero Engine) type cylinder head In hand. and cylinder. Aero universal single cylinder unit - Modified crankcase for Kestrel(Aero Engine) In hand. type cylinders. | ||
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).