Progress report on single cylinder and general research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 27th February 1936 | |
| ITEM. (6) DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. VultureExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine 4 star unit - 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. " " " - cylinder head decompressors for starting. Completed 24.2.36. " " " - ignition changeover switch. Completed 11.2.36. " " " - piston. In hand. " " " - epicyclic drive for battery ignition dynamo. In hand. Car universal overhead camshaft unit - 3 valve cylinder head, inlet side plug. In hand. " " " " - camshaft unit - 3 valve cylinder head, exhaust side plug. In hand. " " " " - camshaft unit - connecting rod. In hand. " " " " - (camshaft unit. (oil feed to valve gear Completed 27.2.36. Aero universal single cylinder unit - KestrelAero Engine size cylinder block and penthouse cyl. head. In hand. MerlinAero Engine "E" single cylinder unit - Modified coolant inlet rail to line up with main engine. Completed 18.2.36. 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. Completed. MerlinAero Engine "C" single cylinder unit - Mock wp for coolant supply to exhaust spark plug. Completed 25.2.36. Mods. to ballast resistance on aero engine coil and distributor ignition unit. 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).