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).
Letter from Rotol Airscrews Limited arranging a cold chamber test for a dummy blade root and adaptor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0381 | |
| Date | 11th March 1940 | |
| TELEPHONE: CHURCHDOWN 322. 1290 TELEGRAMS: ROTOL, GLOUCESTER. ROTOL AIRSCREWS LIMITED CHELTENHAM ROAD GLOUCESTER DIRECTORS: SIR G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} STANLEY WHITE, BT. {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} A.F. SIDGREAVES, O.B.E. A.H.R. FEDDEN, M.B.E. E.W. HIVES, M.B.E. Our ref. C/RMP/9/KK. 11th March, 1940. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Limited. Nightingale Road, DERBY. For the attention of Mr. W.A. Rowbotham. Dear Sirs, We have been asked by our Mr. L.G. Fairhurst to send up to you a dummy blade root and adaptor for some cold chamber tests which you offered to carry out for us. We should be glad to know what day it would be convenient for us to bring these parts along with the necessary tools for conducting the test. Perhaps in your reply you will be good enough to give us one or two alternative days. Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of ROTOL AIRSCREWS LIMITED. R.M. Parkinson. for H.N. Charles. Chief Engineer. | ||