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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 components for the Merlin C.2, Goshawk B, and Liquid Cooled Exe engines.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\4\  Scan328
Date  5th July 1935 guessed
  
ITEM. (10) DESIGN POSITION.

MERLIN "C.2" ENGINE.

Modified supercharger drive. In hand.
Modified valve gear. In hand.

GOSHAWK "B" ENGINE.

Electric turning gear. In hand.
Auxiliary drives for gun gear, generator pump, Herzmark air compressor, and V.P. airscrew pump. In hand.
Lower half crankcase. Completed.
Stiffened coupling shaft for reduction gear. Completed.
Propellor shafts to suit Hamilton V.P. airscrew. In hand.

LIQUID COOLED EXE ENGINE.

Experimental model cranks. Completed.
Crankshaft. Completed.
Cylinder block. In hand.
Coolant pump drive. In hand.
Diagram of coolant system. In hand.
  
  


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