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).
Status report, sheet 10, detailing future developments and modifications for the Merlin engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1936 | |
| ITEM. (sheet 10) DESIGN POSITION. MERLIN - FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Hele-Shaw Airscrew - Mod to crankcase top half. Completed 10.6.36. Inner needle roller blade bearing, for test purposes only. (R.R.Hele-Shaw) Completed 17.6.36. Hele-Shaw Airscrew - Mod to crankcase oil drilling. Completed 25.6.36. -do- - Mod to cylinder head and induction pipe manifold to clear Hele-Shaw oil pipe. Completed 27.6.36. -do- - Layout of oil pipes. In hand. Modification to valve timing. Completed 19.6.36. Modified oil feed to petrol pump. Completed 2.7.36. Increased capacity roller bearing - upper vertical drive. In hand. Controls and pipe work for Hobson carburetter. In hand. Alternative cylinder construction with clamped liner. Put aside. Farman 2-speed supercharger - investigation of clutch particulars obtained from Farman's. Completed. -do- induction elbow and supercharger casings. Completed 6.6.36. -do- ignition wiring conduit. Completed. -do- revised operating mechanism. Completed 2.7.36. -do- vent and water drain pipes. Completed 2.7.36. Lightened engine - Lightened reduction gear and crankshaft. In hand. | ||