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).
Milestone chart tracking the design and planning progress of the B50 engine project.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0321 | |
| Date | 24th March 1938 guessed | |
| B 50 MILESTONES AUG. 13TH PLANNING B50. CONVENTIONAL & POWER HEAD WITH BLOWER. SEPT. OCT. 20TH SINGLE CYL EXP DESIGNS (KING). MITCHELL STARTED. NOV. 9TH 17 BELT DRIVE AUXILIARIES. CONFERENCE BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} TO ACCEPT PLANS. SPECN. ISSUED. DEC. DESIGNING POWER CYL HEAD 3 3/8" BORE. JAN. 12 DESIGNING DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE ROBINSON DESIGNING HIGH MOUNTING FRONT END. WATER PUMP ETC. FEB. 18 24 RE-PLANNING OIL SYSTEM FEB 2ND - 3RD CONFERENCE TO FINALISE CRANKCASE DESIGNS WITH RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} ON MANUFACTURE. x 25TH. ENGINE SIZE MADE 3 1/2" BORE MARCH | ||