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).
Drawing LeC.3115 for a cylinder head, valves, and rocker gear for the Bensport and Peregrine engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 13th June 1932 | |
| X 219- To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.1/HP.13.6.32. We send you herewith drawing LeC.3115 showing the cylinder head, valves valve rocker gear, etc for Bensport and Peregrine. Would you please put in hand the necessary detail drawings. The design generally has been approved by R.{Sir Henry Royce} and we are taking a print of this drawing down to West WitteringHenry Royce's home town with us today to get it finally passed as regards details. The head shown is for a compression ratio of 6 to 1. We expect to use a lower ratio on the Bensport, but this will not affect the head, as owing to the use of the open type of cylinder crown we can vary the height of the piston. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||