Status report on experimental work, including completed projects, works in progress, and various tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\2\ scan0249 | |
| Date | 8th February 1921 guessed | |
| -2- EXPERIMENTAL WORK ISSUED BY PRODUCTION D.O. Revised starting handle - Scheme N.653. Completed. Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 1. Dynamo brush holder. " 674. " " Modification to steering column. " 723. " " Exhaust fittings. " 684/S/5 " " Modified rear axle - Lec.1321. Part details. " Modified rear brakes " " " 14/52 Gleason bevel gears. Completed. 40/50. Licence holders. " " Battery box fastening Scheme N.556. " " 3/19 Gear box. Part details. " R.R. Dynamo " " New type valves & washers Scheme N.406. Completed. Condor(Aero Engine). EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN PROGRESS. 3/19 Gear box, flywheel & clutch. Long type chassis. Buzzard(Aero Engine) rear axle. Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11 engine parts. Modified brake gear Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 1. EXPERIMENTAL TESTS. Road tests of Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)). Exhaust heating tests 40/50. Better starting in cold weather. Sparking plug tests. Condor(Aero Engine) four carburetter tests. ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTAL WORK. Bench test of U.S.A. B6 Bosch magneto. Slow speed sparking test of Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) Bosch ZR6 magneto. Preliminary report of Conner C.M.1 Magneto. Investigation of construction and connections of pre-war Bosch regulator and cut-out. Winding particulars of Liberty vibrator regulator. Further bench test of Tungsten points on R.R. Battery Ignition. Completion of tests on Distributer sparking points in various materials. STANDARDISATION SHEETS ISSUED. Carburetter low speed jet spindle in stainless steel. | ||
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).