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).
Request to purchase an Aviation Storm Suit for an engineer conducting a 150-hour hangar test on a Condor engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\4\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 14th January 1925 | |
| X3035 To W.O.R. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG14.1.25. We shall shortly be running a 150 hrs. Hangar Test on a Condor engine. I recommend that we purchase - 1 Aviation Storm Suit - for our man Gibson who will run the test. We think this is a reasonable request considering the conditions which exist during these tests. If you agree will you please send this on to the O.O. Attached is an advertisement of the suit we require. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||