Design progress report on components for the Goshawk, Merlin, Griffon, and Kestrel engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan116 | |
| Date | 12th March 1934 guessed | |
| - 6 - GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) ENGINE - CONTINUED:- ITEM DESIGN POSITION. Alternative Crankshaft Balance Weight Construction. Completed. Modifications to Cylinder Water Inlet. In hand. Redesigned Automatic Mixture Control. In hand. MERLIN(Aero Engine) ENGINE. Camshaft and Rocker Mechanism. In hand. Petrol Pump and Drive. Completed. GRIFFON(Aero Engine) ENGINE. Spur Reduction Gear. Completed. Crankcase Front End for Spur Reduction Gears. Completed. Modified Water Inlet to Cylinders. In hand. KESTREL(Aero Engine) ENGINE. Automatic Mixture Control for Heyford Aircraft - In hand. with provision for extra richening. Cover for Generator Drive. Completed. Oil Pipes for Automatic Mixture Control (to suit Completed. Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) Blower). | ||
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).