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).
Progress report on single cylinder and general engine research projects, listing items and their status.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan002 | |
| Date | 5th September 1935 guessed | |
| ITEM (6) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Battery ignition coil and distributor unit for aero engines. In hand. Piston for single cylinder liquid cooled Exe with enlarged porting. Put aside. 6 cylinder air cooled Exe engine:- flywheel and end cover. Put aside. -do- motoring drive and crankshaft damper. Put aside. -do- engine support feet. Putaside. Mods. to dynamo for aero engine battery ignition. In hand. P.V.XII single cylinder unit:- Merlin 'E' ramp head with inlet side plug. Completed 2.9.35. -do- Shortened balance weights for long skirt pistons. Completed 30.8.35. -do- Merlin 'E' - two piece cylinder block. Completed 2.9.35. -do- Merlin 'E' - crankshaft and top half crankcase. Completed 30.8.35. -do- Thickened cylinder liner flange. Completed 27.8.35. Investigation of high compression ratio cylinder head to use iso octane fuel. In hand. Investigation of the possibilities of the axial flow compressor. Completed. | ||