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 Lodge Plugs regarding the despatch of A5B plugs for testing on the Kestrel VI engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\6\ img305 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| Telephone: 276 RUGBY (2 lines) Established 1904. Telegrams: "LODGE, RUGBY" Lodge Plugs Limited. Rugby. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Our Ref. BH/EW. Date: 2 December 1935. All letters must be addressed to the Company, not to individuals For the attention of Mr. West. DIRECTORS: BERNARD HOPPS ALEC M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} LODGE. F.{Mr Friese} BRODIE LODGE. WST Dear Sirs, We beg to advise you that we have to-day despatched to you one dozen of our latest type A5B. plug to replace the one dozen A5B/1's. which you have returned to us. This A5B. is an approved Air Ministry type for engines requiring plugs of a higher heat factor than the A2/2. We should be much obliged if you could submit this dozen plugs to main engine bench tests, and advise us if you consider them satisfactory for your standard production engines of the Kestrel VI. type. Yours faithfully, LODGE PLUGS LIMITED. Bernard Hopps DIRECTOR | ||