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 on Merlin 'C' and 'D' engine components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan098 | |
| Date | 18th February 1935 guessed | |
| (9) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION: MERLIN "C" ENGINE - CONTINUED:- Modifications to clutch springs and gearbox. - starting gear. Completed. Modifications to free wheel clutches - starting gear. In hand. Drive for Herzmark air compressor. In hand. MERLIN "D" ENGINE. Rear end of crankcase with camshaft drives. Completed. Supercharger front casing. Completed. Two speed gearing for supercharger. In hand. Airscrew reduction gear and dynamo drive. Completed. Oil petrol and water pumps and drives for same. In hand. Combined electric and hand starter with drive for air compressor. In hand. Drive for generator oil pump. In hand. Improved screening of ignition wires. Put aside. Water connections. In hand. | ||