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).
Hand-drawn schematic of the Curtis Conqueror engine cylinders.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img199 | |
Date | 3rd February 1934 guessed | |
CURTIS CONQUEROR CYLINDERS FLAT SURFACE CAM DRIVE BUTT ENDED LINER SCREWED IN WHEN HEATED 360°F SPRING LOADED GLAND RINGS HIGH TEMP RUBBER COPPER ASBESTOS GASKET BETWEEN HEAD & SKIRT TO MAKE WATER JOINT LOOSE SHELL BOLTED TO CYL HEAD DESIGN DEMANDS EXTREME ACCURACY AS CYL LINER SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY TO HEAD | ||