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 status report for the Merlin 'B', Vulture, and Buzzard engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan099 | |
| Date | 1st March 1935 guessed | |
| (10). ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. MERLIN "B" ENGINE -- CONTINUED:-- Revised cylinder head and valve gear. In hand. Oil relief valve, In hand. Combustion space - wooden model. Completed. Single speed supercharger drive - 8.7:1 ratio. Completed. Supercharger rear casing. In hand. VULTURE ENGINE. Completion of lower half crankcase (casting particulars). Completed. Oil baffle for starter gear wheel. Completed. Lower half crankcase with detachable oil baffles. In hand. Tecalemit filter in lower half crankcase. In hand. Water pump casing and pipes. Completed. BUZZARD ENGINE. Application of Automatic mixture control. In hand. | ||