Progress report on cylinder head investigation, research, and development for various engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan161 | |
| Date | 30th April 1934 guessed | |
| - 7 - ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CYLINDER HEAD INVESTIGATION AND SINGLE CYLINDER RESEARCH. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramp Cylinder head for single (3" bore) for Completed. Straight '8' engine. Cylinder and fittings - 3" bore Straight '8' Completed. engine - Single Cyl.Test Unit. Modification to ramp head - 3.25" x 4.5"Single Completed. Cyl.Unit. Investigation of separately sprung valve push rod. In hand. Modified valves for ramp head - 3.25" x 4.5" Completed. Single Cyl.Unit. Modification to ramp head - Kestrel(Aero Engine) Single Cyl:Unit. Completed. R.R. 'A' Engine. ----------------------- Cylinder head. - 4 valve ramp type. Nearing completion. Crankcase - As P.V.G. Nearing completion. Special camshaft drive to suit 4 valve In hand. ramp head. Alternative cylinder construction for ramp head. In hand. | ||
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).