Status report on single cylinder and general engine research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 28th January 1936 | |
| ITEM. (sheet 7) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. 4 Star unit - VultureExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine. 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. " " - Cylinder head decompressors for starting. In hand. " " - Cylinder head oil drain holes in crankcases. Completed 28.1.36. " " - Corrected oil drains and modified coolant piping. Completed 23.1.36. Car universal overhead valve camshaft unit - 3 valve cylinder head, inlet side plug. In hand. Car universal overhead valve camshaft unit - 3 valve cylinder head, exhaust side plug. In hand. Aero Universal single cylinder unit - KestrelAero Engine size cylinder block and penthouse cylinder head. In hand. Aero Universal single cylinder unit - Alternative Locked exhaust valve seats - MerlinAero Engine "D". Completed 25.1.36. Aero Universal single cylinder unit - 1.475" dia. exhaust valve for MerlinAero Engine "D". Completed 25.1.36. MerlinAero Engine "E" single cylinder unit - Modified oilway on cam drive lower housing. Completed 28.1.36. MerlinAero Engine "E" single cylinder unit - Modified coolant inlet rail to line up with main engine. In hand. Investigation of open type ramp head for VultureExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine. In hand. Further investigation of special type axial flow compressor. 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).