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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 for the 'B', Goshawk, and Merlin engines.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\4\  Scan108
Date  23th February 1934
  
/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/HP.23.2.34.

ROLLER BEARING CRANKSHAFT - ENGINE 'B' (Final Engine).
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ITEM. DESIGN POSITION.
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Arrangement of Auxiliaries. in hand.


GOSHAWK ENGINE.
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Steam separator and drive. Completed.
Water pump - rotor with curved vanes. Completed.
Automatic mixture control. completed.
Larger oil pumps and relief valves. In hand.
Two speed blower. Nearing completion
Alternative crankshaft balance weight construction. In hand.


MERLIN ENGINE.
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Installation drawing. Completed.
Final engine details - oil pipes etc. In hand.
  
  


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