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 161a\4\ scan0093 | |
| Date | 25th June 1936 | |
| (sheet 7) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Vulture 4 star unit - flat type cylinder head with wet In hand. Joint. Application of supercharger to Bentley engine. In hand. Investigation into the use of aluminium for valve springs. In hand. Kestrel sleeve valve unit with conventional head and porting. Put aside. R.R. voltage regulator - applicable to all chassis. In hand. Merlin "G" twin cylinder unit - cylinder head and cylinder. In hand. -do- top half crankcase. Completed 25.6.36 Aero universal single cylinder unit - Modified crankcase for Put aside. Kestrel type cylinders. Kestrel single cylinder unit - Mod. for 10 m.m. sparking plug Completed 10.6.36 in gas starter boss. Kestrel single cylinder unit - Shortened cylinder holding Completed 19.6.36 down studs. Layout of cylinder head plaster cast sectioning machine. In hand. | ||