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 status report for Vulture and Kestrel XXVI engine components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 9th July 1936 | |
| ITEM. (11) DESIGN POSITION. VULTURE ENGINE. Crankcase. In hand. Reduction gear design. In hand. Engine attachments to framework. In hand. Airscrewshaft. In hand. Supercharger. In hand. Electric turning gear. In hand. Dynamo and water pump drives. Completed. Auxiliary drives at front end. In hand. Camshaft drives. Completed. Connecting rods - improved lubrication of wrist pin. Completed 9.7.36. Supercharger drive. Completed. Oil pumps and drive. In hand. Cylinder blocks. In hand. Wheelcase. In hand. KESTREL XXVI ENGINE. Revision of undercarriage, petrol and water pump drives. In hand. | ||