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 report sheet for single cylinder and general research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 21th January 1936 | |
| (sheet 7) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. 4 Star Unit - Vulture - Cylinder block. Completed 16.1.36. -do- - Star crankcase and crankshaft. " 15.1.36. -do- - 1/2 scale arrangement. In hand. -do- - Cylinder heads.(ex.plug ramp type). Completed 16.1.36. -do- - Cylinder head decompressors for starting. In hand. -do- - Cylinder head oil drain holes in crankcases. In hand. Car universal overhead valve camshaft unit - 3 valve cyl. head inlet side plug. In hand. Car universal overhead valve camshaft unit - 3 valve cyl. head exhaust side plug. In hand. Investigation of special type of axial flow compressor. Completed. Aero universal single cylinder unit:- 5.5"stroke crankshaft. Completed 8.1.36. -do- - Tunnelled inlet side plug - ramp head Merlin "D". Completed 15.1.36. -do- - Alternative valve springs Merlin "D". Completed 17.1.36. -do- - Exhaust valve seat with positive lock.-Merlin "D". " 21.1.36. -do- - Kestrel size cyl.and penthouse cylinder head. In hand. | ||