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 report detailing the status of various engine research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan169 | |
| Date | 17th April 1935 guessed | |
| (sheet 6) ITEM SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. DESIGN POSITION. Aero Universal Single Cylinder Unit - Single camshaft pent house roof cyl.head.Merlin "D". Completed. Spiral bevel drive and flexible couplings for Bentley supercharger. In hand. Changeover switch for aero engine dynamo. In hand. Investigation of alternative blower positions - Bentley. Completed. Single cylinder sleeve valve unit - Modified cylinder and pancake head. In hand. Scheme for automatic air inlet temperature regulation - Bentley. In hand. Gas carburetter for running in chassis engines. In hand. Arrangement of blower on induction side of engine - Bentley. In hand. Centrifugal blower and drive unit - Bentley. In hand. KESTREL ENGINE. R.R. variable pitch airscrew hub. In hand. Modification to "six stud cyl. block". Completed. MERLIN "C" ENGINE. Modifications to coolant circulation system. Put aside. " " supercharger drive. In hand. | ||