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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).
List detailing the design position of components for the Merlin 'D' engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\3\  Scan109
Date  4th March 1935 guessed
  
ITEM (8) DESIGN POSITION.

MERLIN "D" ENGINE.

Two speed gearing for supercharger. Completed.
Oil petrol and water pumps and drives for same. Completed.
Combined electric and hand starter with drive for air compressor. Completed.
Drive for generator oil pump. Completed.
Water connections. Completed.
Revised cyl. head and valve gear. In hand.
Oil relief valve. Completed.
Supercharger rear casing. Completed.
Oil baffle for starter gear wheel. In hand.
Lower half crankcase. In hand.
Reduction gear, dynamo drive and gun gear. In hand.
Front end of crankcase. Completed.
Alternative pent house cyl.head. In hand.
" crankcase construction. In hand.
Installation Drawing. In hand.
Servo for operation of two speed supercharger gear. In hand.
  
  


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