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Report Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (accessories): Water in...
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- PA1716/5/5/64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Report Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (accessories): Water in fuel Wyvern aircraft, ability of low pressure filter to remove water from fuel
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Date (When the record was created)
- 3 December 1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cases have occurred recently of water being found in the fuel system of carrier-borne aircraft. Following incidents where aircraft have fallen into the sea immediately after take-off, it was decided to instigate an investigation into the likelihood of water in the fuel tanks being carried over with the fuel to the control system and eventually to the burners with consequent erratic combustion conditions and possible flame extinction
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ASM Python/Westland
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- 1 Item
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1cbfc2a1-6707-4b9d-aec0-35f941352cb2/
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This record is held at Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Within the fonds: PA1716
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Report Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (accessories): Water in fuel Wyvern aircraft, ability of low pressure filter to remove water from fuel