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 on single cylinder and general research design projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan062 | |
| Date | 31th December 1935 | |
| ITEM. (sheet 6) DESIGN POSITION. SING: CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Mod. to dynamo for aero engine battery ignition - Merlin 'E'. In hand. Car universal single cylinder unit mods. to suit overhead camshaft cylinder heads. In hand. 4 cyl. Star Unit - Vulture - Flywheel end bearing, oil pump and distributor drives. Completed 31.12.35 4 " " " Vulture - Cylinder block. In hand. 4 " " " " - Camshaft drives. In hand. 4 " " " " - Crankcase and bearings. In hand. 4 " " " " - 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. 4 " " " " - Crankshaft and plan view of c'case. In hand. 4 " " " " - Cylinder heads. In hand. Vulture single cylinder unit - mod. to kestrel top half crankcase for Vulture block. In hand. Merlin 'E' single cylinder unit - cylinder block modified for end to end coolant flow. Completed 10.12.35. Cos.B. single cylinder unit - Exhaust valve seat with positive lock. Completed 10.12.35. Merlin 'E' single cylinder unit - Sketch of core space between exhaust port & holding down stud boss. " 10.12.35. | ||