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).
Blueprint of the Curtis Conqueror cylinders with handwritten design notes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img195 | |
Date | 3rd February 1934 guessed | |
CURTIS CONQUEROR CYLS. FLAT SURFACE CAM DRIVE BUTT ENDED LINER SCREWED IN WHEN HEATED TO 160°F SPRING LOADED GLAND RINGS HIGH TEMP. RUBBER COPPER ASBESTOS GASKET BETWEEN HEAD AND SKIRT TO MAKE WATER JOINT LOOSE SHELL BOLTED TO CYL HEAD ALUM PATTICE HEAD DESIGN DEMANDS EXTREME ACCURACY AS CYL LINER SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY TO HEAD FACE SCREENING IS IMPORTANT TO FUTURE | ||