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Progress report on component detailing, ongoing experimental work, and electrical tests.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 76\2\  scan0277
Date  10th December 1920 guessed
  
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Cylinder LeC.1356 Further details Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11
Fan. LeC.1388. Details completed. "
Oil Filler & Crankcase Breather LeC.1384. " "
Rear Axle N.sch.761 Part details. "
Rear brakes. N.sch.809 LeC.1329. " "
Rear Hub N.sch.809 " "
Front axle & Cross Steering Tube. N.sch.690 " "
Petrol Tank LeC.1376 " "
Frames and Fittings LeC.1378/1371 Further details. "
Hot spot Induction Pipe. " 40/50
Connection from Crankcase Breather to Carburetter Intake.N.sch.845 Details completed. "
Interlaced Ferodo Bon Rest in Radiator Supporting Angle N.sch.827. " "
Front spring attachment N.sch.901. " "

EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN PROGRESS.

3/19 Gear box, flywheel and clutch.
Long type chassis.
Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) chassis.
Modified Inlet Cam - Condor(Aero Engine) engine.
Starter Motor for pre-war cars.

EXPERIMENTAL TESTS.

Road tests on Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 1.
Exhaust heating tests - 40/50 Induction pipes.
Ignition tests on 40/50 engine.
Tests on Marmon Car.
Condor(Aero Engine) engine tests.

ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTAL WORK.

Intermittent high rate discharge tests of new Expl: Batteries.
Experiments on Watford & Robert Bosch Magnetos.

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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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