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).
Blueprint with measurements for a Kestrel Single Cylinder Liner made of Austenitic Steel.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0267 | |
Date | 26th September 1932 | |
KESTREL SINGLE CYL. LINER E39850 S/VA. PRODUCED UNIT IN AUSTENITIC STEEL NITRIDE HARDENED PISTON E37728-RR59 RATIO 6.1 8.000" 4.750 2.000 .500" CROWN CENTRE RUBBER MOUTH SHEWING POSITION OF CYL. STUDS WHILE MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN CAM. DRIVE ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD. PRINT ROOM OCT 20 1932 DERBY. CONDITIONS OF RUNNING 2HRS. LIGHT RUNNING & 2HRS. FULL THROTTLE AT 2250 RPM. TABLE DATA: POSN | MOUTH | RUBBER | CENTRE | CROWN AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} c. | 4.997 | 4.997 | 5.005 | 5.0037 BB. c. | 5.005 | 5.0025 | 5.0045 | 5.005 CC. c. | 5.000 | 5.0013 | 5.0105 | 5.006 DD. c. | 5.008 | 5.003 | 5.004 | 5.003 | ||