Status report on single-cylinder and Kestrel engine research and design projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan272 | |
| Date | 5th September 1934 guessed | |
| -(7)- ITEM DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER WORK AND GENERAL RESEARCH - CONTINUED:- 5" x 5 1/2" Single Cylinder sleeve valve engine:- Cyl. block and junk head. In hand. Top half c/case. In hand. Crankcase end cover. In hand. Sleeve. In hand. Piston. In hand. Investigation into possibilities of two inlet and one exhaust valve on 3 3/4" x 4 1/2" engine. Completed. KESTREL(Aero Engine) ENGINE. ------- Redesigned automatic Mixture Control - 1.B. engine. Completed. Variable pitch air screw hub. In hand. Redesigned automatic mixture control. (Kestrel(Aero Engine) VI). In hand. Ramp type cylinder head. Completed. Separated scavenger pumps. Completed. Cylinder skirt to suit ramp head. Completed. Water inlet connections - ramp type head. Completed. Modification to ramp type cylinder. Completed. Modified exhaust ports. (Kestrel(Aero Engine) VI). Completed. Modification to reduction gear, rear top bearing nut. Completed. Outlet water rail to suit ramp cylinder head. 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).