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

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/8/27

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Reference
PA1716/5/8/27
Title
P.146: Armstrong Siddeley Motors Project design study re. the Avro Atlantic
Date
12 January 1954
Description

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.

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Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference
Project design/P.146
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1810761e-37ff-4a9f-a644-053c15703b5f/

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