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 items, including Merlin and Vulture engine components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan051 | |
| Date | 20th November 1935 | |
| (6) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Mods. to dynamo for aero engine battery ignition - Merlin 'E'. In hand. Investigation of intercoolers. Completed. Car universal single cylinder unit - mods. to suit overhead camshaft cylinder heads. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - Flywheel end bearing, oil pump and distributor drives. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - Cylinder block. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - Camshaft drives. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - Crankcase & Bearings. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. 4 cyl.star unit - Vulture - Crankshaft & plan view of cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester}'case. In hand. Vulture single cylinder unit - mod. to Kestrel top half crankcase for Vulture block. In hand. Farnboro single cylinder unit - Cylinder block. Completed 15.11.35. " " " - high compression piston. " 18.11.35. Merlin 'D' " " - 8 to 1 compression piston. " 20.11.35. Penthouse head. | ||