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).
Design position and future development status sheet for Merlin, Vulture, and Kestrel XXVI engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0099 | |
| Date | 27th June 1936 | |
| (sheet 12) DESIGN POSITION. ITEM. Merlin - Future Development(Cont) Ramp head with end to end flow (Merlin H). - cylinder head and induction pipe,centre connection modified. Completed 27.6.36. -do- ramp top piston 6.5 to 1 c.r. In hand. VULTURE ENGINE. Crankcase. In hand. Reduction gear design. In hand. Engine attachments to framework. In hand. Airscrew shaft. In hand. Supercharger and drive. In hand. Electric turning gear. In hand. Dynamo and water pump drives. In hand. Auxiliary drives at front end. In hand. Camshaft drives. In hand. KESTREL XXVI ENGINE. Revision of undercarriage, petrol and water pump drives. In hand. | ||