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).
Specification for the Ripplet Engine unit, listing components and status remarks.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\1\ scan0148 | |
Date | 15th March 1940 | |
1022 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/CP. c.c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [text struck through] c.c. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH. [text struck through] RIPPLET ENGINE. We give herewith specification of the Ripplet Unit as we have it up to 12.3.40. -------------------------- | Specification | Remarks. | REMARKS. | |---|---|---| | Crankcase & Bearings. | LOP & Details required to cover the whole section. | Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [handwritten initial] | | RE.106 Crankcase & Cyl | No prints received for RE.106 Crankcase. | | ECD.1257 - Mod Petrol Pump Operation. | Do we require Tappet Covers to ECD.1466? | | DCD.1408 - Ignition Distributor | | | ECD.1461 - Revised Dynamo Mtg. | | | PD.438 - Breather in Crankcase | | | PL.69. - Rev. Counter Drive | | | Vandervell Main Bearings. | | | Crankshaft LOP.RE.135. PD.439. | Fully instructed. 23.2.40. | | RE.134 Crankshaft. | | | Spring Drive LOP.RE.213. PD.439. | Fully instructed. 9.2.40. | | Wraith Type. | | (continued) | ||