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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 detailing the status of various engine components for the Merlin 'D', Goshawk 'B', and Liquid Cooled Exe engines.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\3\  Scan193
Date  12th June 1935 guessed
  
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ITEM. DESIGN POSITION.

MERLIN "D" ENGINE.

Alternative crankcase construction. Put aside.

GOSHAWK "B" ENGINE.

Increased layshaft centres supercharger drive 10:1 ratio. Put aside.

Electric turning gear. In hand.

Auxiliary drives for gun gear, generator pump, Herzmark air
compressor & V.P. airscrew pump. In hand.

LIQUID COOLED EXE ENGINE.

Crankshaft. In hand.

Cylinder block. In hand.

Coolant pump drive. In hand.
  
  


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