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 arranging a visit to test a shrunk-on blade root adaptor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0384 | |
| Date | 20th March 1940 | |
| 1290 TELEPHONE: CHURCHDOWN 322. TELEGRAMS: ROTOL, GLOUCESTER. ROTOL AIRSCREWS LIMITED DIRECTORS: SIR G.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. CHELTENHAM ROAD GLOUCESTER Your ref. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/ML.13.3.40. Our ref. C/RMP/3/KK. 20th March, 1940. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Limited. Nightingale Road, DERBY. For the attention of Mr. W.A. Robotham. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of March 13th, and note your remarks regarding the availability of your cold chamber for tests of our shrunk-on blade root adaptor. We are arranging to send Mr. C.Moss, our Section Engineer on blades, to your works with a sample blade root on Thursday March 28th, and we hope that this date will be suitable to your goodselves. As he is bringing the parts with him, we shall be glad if you can arrange to meet the train arriving at Derby at 11.10 a.m on that day. Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of ROTOL AIRSCREWS LIMITED. (Signature) H.N. Charles. Chief Engineer. | ||