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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
  
  


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