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 status report on development items for the Merlin, Vulture, and Goshawk engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 8th October 1935 | |
| ITEM. (8) DESIGN POSITION. MERLIN 'E' ENGINE - CONTINUED. Restriction valve body for boost capsule chamber. Completed 4.10.35. Modified cam forms. " 26.9.35. 6:1 Compression ratio piston. " 8.10.35. Modifications to oil feed to camshaft drive bevels. In hand. MERLIN 'E' FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. Induction system. In hand. Cylinder head with end to end coolant circulation. In hand. Two speed supercharger. In hand. Application of Hobson automatic boost control. In hand. MERLIN 'C' ENGINE. Modified gland - generator oil pump drive. Completed 3.10.35. Vulture Engine. Investigation of crankshaft dimensions. In hand. " " connecting rods. In hand. GOSHAWK 'B' Model of cylinder head for flow tests. Completed 24.9.35. | ||