Technical series

ROLLS-ROYCE and the RATEAU PATENTS
H Pearson 1989 (43 pages, 11 photographs/illustrations)

'This booklet records a lecture given to the Trust on the patent claim made against Rolls-Royce in the 1960s by Rateau.'

Price for members: £4.00
Price for non-members: £6.00

THE VITAL SPARK! – the development of aero engine sparking plugs
K Gough 1991 (reprint 2006)

Price for members: £4.00
Price for non-members: £6.00

THE PERFORMANCE OF A SUPERCHARGED AERO-ENGINE
S Hooker, H Reed, A Yarker 1997

'A facsimile edition of one of the definitive piston engine technical reports, previously unavailable outside Rolls-Royce in this format.'

Price for members: £4.00
Price for non-members: £6.00

FLOW MATCHING OF THE STAGES OF AXIAL COMPRESSORS
G L Wilde OBE 1999
(77 pages, 44 figures)

'This book introduces the reader to the problem of the flow matching of the stages in an axial compressor to ensure smooth and stable operation under all conditions'

Price for members: £4.00
Price for non-members: £6.00

FAST JETS - the history of reheat development in Derby
Cyril Elliott 2001
(148 pages, 142 illustrations)

'An A4 landscape full colour volume recording the work done on reheat development from the Derwent to Adour.'

Price for members: £20.00
Price for non-members: £25.00

ROYCE AND THE VIBRATION DAMPER
Tom C Clarke
(124 pages, 33 illustrations)

‘Proof that Royce originated the successful ‘slipper fly-wheel damper’

Price for members: £6.00
Price for non-members: £9.00

ROCKET DEVELOPMENT WITH LIQUID PROPELLANTS
W H J Riedel 1950 (translated by John Kelly 2005) published 2005 (156 Pages, 84 photos/diagrams)

An A4 volume tracing the evolution of European rocket engine development between 1930 and 1942.

Price for members: £15.00
Price for non-members: £20.00

FUNDAMENTALS OF CAR PERFORMANCE
Hives, Lovesey and Robotham

Price for members: £10.00
Price for non-members: £15.00