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 various single cylinder and general research projects, listing each item and its status.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 28th March 1936 | |
| ITEM. (sheet 5) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Vulture 4 star unit - 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. " 4 " " - piston. In hand. " 4 " " - flat type cyl. head with wet joint. In hand. " 4 " " - cyl. head comparison. Completed. Car universal overhead camshaft unit - 3 valve cyl. head. - inlet In hand. -do- -do- - exhaust -do- Car universal overhead camshaft unit - connecting rod. Completed 28.3.36. Aero universal single cylinder unit - Kestrel size cylinder block for penthouse head. Completed. Aero universal single cylinder unit - addition of liner thermo-couple slots - Kestrel.sized penthouse head. Completed 21.3.36. Application of supercharger to Bentley engine. In hand. Investigation of the use of aluminium for valve springs. In hand. Aero engine battery ignition - modified method of finishing high tension winding. In hand. | ||