Design position report detailing the status of modifications and investigations for Goshawk 'B', Vulture, and Merlin 'C' engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan054 | |
| Date | 26th November 1935 | |
| (9) DESIGN POSITION. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 'B' ENGINE - CONT UED. Mod. to auxiliary oil pump for V.P.airscrew. Completed 18.11.35. Coolant pipes - carburetter to pump. " 18.11.35. Cylinder head with series water flow - investigation. Completed. Supercharger branch pipe for detachable induction pipe. Completed 26.11.35. Application of accelerator pump to updraught carburetter. In hand. Detachable induction pipes. Completed 26.11.35. Mod. to R.R. two speed supercharger, improved rotor bearing lubrication. Completed 26.11.35. VULTURE(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) ENGINE. Investigation of crankcase and cylinder construction. Completed. " of engine mounting framework. In hand. Crankcase. In hand. Connecting rods. In hand. Crankshaft. In hand. MERLIN(Aero Engine) 'C' ENGINE. Supercharger slipper wheel driving segments - increased peg centres. Completed 7.11.35. | ||
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).