Complete specification for the Peregrine II, No. 7 Unit engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 169\4\ img194 | |
| Date | 23th February 1933 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} /WSC. {W. S. Cassel} RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} /WSC. {W. S. Cassel} 8/AP.23.2.33. P.No7 unit PeregrineExperimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine.11. No.7. Unit. We give herewith complete specification of the above Unit. Passed to Test 10.2.33. Crankcase & Bearings LOP.E.100678. Complete to the above LOP. incorporating:- (1) LeC.3291. Increased capacity -Ribbed Lower Half. E.100943 Crankcase - L.H. (2) LeC.3350 - Improved Crankcase Breather Pipe. (3) LeC.3285 - Front Engine Suspension. E.100944 Engine Suspn. Arms. (4) LeC.3353 - Wier to raise Oil Level in Distributor Drive Housing to sketch with LeC.3353. In connection with same E.100123 Cross Shaft Bearing has the 4 Oil holes deleted. (5) E.100828/9/30/1 Cyl. Head Studs - Strengthened type. (6) E.100586 Crankcase - T.H. (7) E.10539/40/1/2 Main Bearings - Whitemetal. (8) E.100161 Cylinder Liners -Sheepbridge Centri-cast Mark.ll.-I/C (9) E.100244 Tappet Rod for Petrol Pump. Crankshaft LOP.E.100740. E.100643 Crankshaft (V.C.M.)-2.250 dia. Journals-4.125 Stroke. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 905/6 Larger Balance Weights. -continued- | ||
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).