Status report on single cylinder and general research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan013 | |
| Date | 19th September 1935 guessed | |
| (6) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Battery ignition coil and distributor unit for aero engines. In hand. Mods. to dynamo for aero engine battery ignition. In hand. Investigation of high compression ratio cylinder head to use Iso octane fuel. Completed. P.V.12 single cylinder unit - Modified front end oil seal - Merlin(Aero Engine) 'E'. Put aside. P.V.12 " " " - Addition of contact breakers and ignition indicator to replace magneto. Put aside. Aero universal single cylinder unit - 7" bore crankcase - oil jet to cams. Completed 6.9.35. Investigation of inlet side sparking plug cylinder head for 5" bore engine. In hand. P.V.12 single cylinder unit (Merlin(Aero Engine) C and E) Horizontal contact breakers to replace magnetos. Completed 17.9.35. Investigation of pistons for high compression ratio to use Iso octane fuel. Completed. " " intercoolers - Merlin(Aero Engine) 'E' In hand. Car universal single cylinder unit - Mods. to suit overhead camshaft cylinder heads. 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).