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 development items for the Kestrel and Goshawk engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan263 | |
| Date | 31th July 1934 guessed | |
| W/ ITEM DESCRIPTION. KESTREL ENGINE. Redesigned automatic mixture control - 1.B.engine. In hand. Variable pitch airscrew hub. In hand. Redesigned automatic mixture control (Kestrel VI) In hand. Improved lubrication to bearings of Lewis Gun Installation generator oil pump. Completed. Pilots throttle control for Kestrel III Slengine with automatic boost control. Completed. Ramp type cylinder head. In hand. Separated scavenger pump. In hand. Investigation of valve gear geometry - ramp cylinder head. Completed. Cylinder skirt to suit ramp head. In hand. GOSHAWK ENGINE. Ramp cylinder head. In hand. Cylinder skirt to suit ramp head. In hand. | ||