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 engine research projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1934 guessed | |
| (6) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. 12 cyl. 2 stroke sleeve valve engine investigation:- Section through port bolts. Completed. 12 cyl. 2 stroke sleeve valve engine investigation:- Pistons. In hand. 12 cyl. 2 stroke sleeve valve engine investigation:- Sleeve drive from crankshaft. Completed. 12 cyl. 2 stroke sleeve valve engine investigation:- preliminary cylinder block. In hand. 12 cyl. 2 stroke sleeve valve engine investigation:- sleeve and piston displacement curves. Completed. Aero Universal Single Cylinder Unit:- 1/2 scale arrangement showing oil and water pipes. Completed. P.V.XII Single Cylinder Unit:- 6½:1 compression ratio piston to suit standard head. Completed. 3¼ x 4½ Single Cylinder Unit:- modified valve springs. Completed. Dynamo to provide battery ignition for aero engines. In hand. Aero Universal Single Cylinder Unit:- Camshaft wheel balance weight. Completed. Aero Universal Single Cylinder Unit:- Control characteristics and assembly of driving disc. Completed. Search for and summarisation of published technical information on Petrol injection engines. Completed. | ||