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 for components of the P.V.G.I, P.V.G.II, and Goshawk aero engines.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan203 | |
Date | 1st June 1934 guessed | |
AERO. (7( ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. P.V.G.I. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cylinder head - 4 valve ramp type. Completed. Crankcase - to suit 4 valve ramp cylinder head. Temporarily dropped. Special camshaft drive to suit 4 valve ramp head. Completed. Induction pipe to suit 4 valve ramp head. In hand. P.V.G.II ENGINE. ---------------- Reduction gear and front end auxiliaries. In hand. Arrangement of rear end auxiliaries - above crankshaft. In hand. Arrangement of rear end auxiliaries - below crankshaft. Completed. Engine starting mechanism. In hand. Lower half crankcase. In hand. GOSHAWK ENGINE. --------------- Redesigned automatic mixture control. Almost complete. Shaft drive for dragless mounting - propeller end. Almost complete. Tecalemit filter on pressure side of oil pump. Temporarily dropped. Investigation into possibilities of .400 reduction gear. Completed. | ||