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).
Design position status sheet for Goshawk and Vulture engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0011 | |
| Date | 21th January 1936 | |
| ITEM. (sheet 11) DESIGN POSITION. GOSHAWK "C" ENGINE. Mounting and drive for Merzmark compressor. Cancelled. Strengthened cylinder end. " Mod. to water pump volutes to clear starter motor. " Gits oil seal adaptation to airscrew shaft. " Mods. to Vee serration airscrew shaft. " Cylinder block with improved coolant flow. " GOSHAWK "D" ENGINE. Gits oil seal adaptation to airscrew shaft. In hand. Mods. to Vee serration airscrew shaft. Completed 21.1.36. Crankcase. In hand. VULTURE ENGINE. Investigation of engine mounting framework. Completed. Crankcase. In hand. Crankshaft. Completed. Reduction gear design. In hand. Engine attachments to framework. In hand. Preliminary installation drawing. Completed. Airscrew shaft. In hand. | ||