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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).
Design position report on single cylinder and general research projects.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\3\  Scan086
Date  4th February 1935 guessed
  
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ITEM. DESIGN POSITION.

SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH.

Needle roller bearing for bearing test rig. In hand.

Exhaust driven supercharger. In hand.

Exe engine single cyl. unit - Sleeve drive and top half cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester}'case. Completed.

-do- - Connecting Rod. In hand.

-do- - Preliminary layout of water Completed.
cooled cylinder.

SpectreCodename for Phantom III single cylinder head and block for universal unit. Completed.

Aero universal single cylinder unit:- Ramp cyl. head. In hand.
Merlin "D".

-do- Crankshaft & cyl. block - Merlin "D". Completed.

3 1/4 x 4 1/2 single cylinder unit - Modified inner inlet valve springs for
5000 r.p.m. High Power Head. Completed.

Modified exhaust port and coolant - ramp head - P.V.XII
single cylinder. Completed.

Single camshaft Penthouse cyl. head - Merlin "D" single In hand.
cylinder.

Arrgt. of centrifugal blower on Bentley engine. In hand.

Investigation into possibilities of fitting 7.0" bore
cylinder on aero universal single cyl.test unit. Completed.
  
  


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