Aero battery ignition changeover switch, with conclusions for Merlin, Vulture, and Exe engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\7\ img302 | |
| Date | 1st December 1936 | |
| EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT REPORT 601S REFERENCE :- Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst.10/JH.1.12.36. Subject of Report :- R.R. aero battery ignition changeover switch. General Conclusion :- Satisfactory for MerlinAero Engine requires modification for VultureExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine and ExeAero Engine. Copies of Report Circulated to:- E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} , Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} , By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} , Report to be noted for further action by :- E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Test carried out on :- Bench. By :- J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} Marsden. Test No. Date :- RR 2X (soil) (11078 27-2-36) G.C.B. | ||
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).