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Design position report for the Kestrel XXVI and Vulture engines.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 161a\4\  scan0136
Date  16th September 1936
  
ITEM. (10) DESIGN POSITION.

KESTRELAero Engine XXVI ENGINE.

Wheelcase and drives. In hand.
Supercharger and drive. In hand.
Reduction gear and camshaft drives. In hand.

VULTUREExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine ENGINE.

Crankcase. Completed 16.9.36.
Reduction gear design In hand.
Engine attachments to framework. In hand.
Airscrew shaft. In hand.
Supercharger. Completed.
Auxiliary drives at front end. In hand.
Oil pumps and drive. In hand.
Cylinder blocks. In hand.
Wheelcase. In hand.
  
  
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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