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).
Simplification of engine controls and the potential of the Stanton automatic control system for cars and aeroplanes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\4\ Scan023 | |
| Date | 29th January 1930 guessed | |
| - 5 - Also it has no inter-connection with carburation control, boost control on aero engines etc. It occurs to me that if the Stanton control piston were made to move the inner piston in our oil-relay it would be very sensitive and a small piston would do the job. Further notes on carburation and exhaust heat control follow. In conclusion: The fact that Mr. Stanton offers a complete scheme of automatic control for aero engines as well as cars, and that they are calling on him for help even on compression-ignition engines, makes me feel that we should not neglect any reasonable opportunity to try out this device with a view to wide adoption. The day of spark control, choking control for starting, carburation control, shutter control, etc. is certainly drawing to a close in this country as far as cars are concerned, in fact of all these, many makers now only fit a choke-button, everything else being either automatic or else ignored. In some cars the choke-button automatically opens the throttle enough for starting, so that we may soon see the end of the hand-throttle. This would leave the steering column free for ignition, horn-button and lights. It seems certain that a similar simplification of control with freedom from gates and boost gauges, must come on aeroplanes whether for military or commercial use. Yours very truly, Maurice Olley Maurice Olley M Encl: L-315 SK-324/5/6 Automatic Spark Control | ||