P.146: Armstrong Siddeley Motors Project design study re. the Avro Atlantic

1 The Avro Atlantic is envisaged to be an Avro Vulcan with a fuselage suitable for carrying 100 passengers. Before the advent of P.146, the aircraft had been powered by 4 B.01.3 engines and was designed for an all-up weight of 204,500 lbs at a working stage distance of 3,000 miles. Cruising at a speed of 595 miles per hour and it would operate at a cost of 1.104 pence per mile. 2 Attached to this memo is a tabulated cost sheet 3 Report on discussions with Messrs de Havillands on 1 & 3 December 1953 re. the P.146 4 Memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman re P.146 interest from Air staff 5 Memo from Mr Thomas to Mr Chapman re. P.146 (15,000 lbs) for Avro Canada.