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).
Status report on single cylinder and general research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan159 | |
| Date | 17th April 1935 guessed | |
| ITEM. (6) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Changeover switch for aero engine dynamo. Completed. Gas Carburetter for running in chassis engines. Put aside. Single cylinder sleeve valve unit:- modified cylinder and pancake head. In hand. Battery ignition coil and distributor unit for aero engines. In hand. Aero Universal Single Cyl Unit - Modified rocker gear, Merlin "D" ramp head. Completed. -do- Ramp head Kestrel. In hand. -do- Cylinder block to suit Ramp head. In hand. Kestrel single cylinder unit:- Spray cooling to combustion chamber. Completed. Single cylinder sleeve valve unit:- Piston with larger diameter gudgeon pin. Completed. Exe engine single cylinder unit. Investigation into fitting water cooled cylinder on existing crankcase studs. Completed. P.V.XII Single cyl. unit:- Ramp head - spray cooling to combustion chamber. Completed. Aero universal single cyl. unit:- Top half crankcase for 7" bore cylinder. In hand. -do- Modification to camshaft bearing. In hand. Single Cylinder Exe. Water cooled sleeve valve cylinder & head. In hand. Investigation of water cooled cylinder block - Exe engine. In hand. | ||