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Drawings for the 'Spectre' engine's cylinder head, gasket, and block, confirming a 6 to 1 compression ratio for the first build.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 93\4\  scan0002
Date  18th January 1934
  
To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner}

c. Hon. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} 1/HP.18.1.34.

re 'Spectre(Codename for Phantom III)'.

Please receive herewith - LeC.3754 showing further views of the cylinder head, the gasket, and the upper part of the cylinder block.

Also herewith - LeC.3764 showing a cross section of the cylinder head arranged for a compression ratio of 6 to 1.

It has been decided to build the first engine with this ratio.

E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner}

Handwritten: X4444 319
  
  
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).


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