Design position report detailing the status of various engine development tasks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan004 | |
| Date | 5th September 1935 | |
| ITEM. (8) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH (CONT'D). Aero universal single cylinder unit - Modified inlet sparking plug insert - Merlin(Aero Engine) 'D1' penthouse. Completed 5.9.35. P.V.XII single cylinder unit - Addition of contact breakers & ignition indicator to replace magneto. In hand. Aero universal single cylinder unit - 7" bore crankcase - oil jet to cams. In hand. P.V.G. single cylinder unit - Coning of ramp head on the inlet side. Completed 5.9.35. Investigation of inlet side sparking plug cylinder head for 5" bore engine. In hand. Scheme for the locking of exhaust valve seats. Completed 30.8.35. Aero universal single cylinder unit - stiffened cylinder liner - Merlin(Aero Engine) 'D'. Completed 5.9.35. KESTREL(Aero Engine) ENGINE. Adaption of RR. V.P. airscrew hub to take Schwarz blades. In hand. MERLIN(Aero Engine) 'E' ENGINE (i.e. REVISED MERLIN(Aero Engine) 'C1'). Arrangement of starting gear. Completed 28.8.35. Carburetter controls for S.U. carburetter. Completed 5.9.35. Installation drawing. In hand. Priming pipes and fittings. Completed 3.9.35. | ||
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).