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Notes of a meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors with Fairey Aviation Company...

Catalogue reference: PA1716/4/5/33

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PA1716/4/5/33
Title
Notes of a meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors with Fairey Aviation Company to discuss Double Mamba in Gannet aircraft
Date
18 May 1953
Description

The average life of engines removed from aircraft up to 1 January 1952 was 17 hours. Since that date the average life is 44 hours. No engine has yet completed 100 hours life in flight, but Armstrong Siddeley Motors hope to complete 100 hours with DM.213 in Gannet VR.557 at Bitteswell within a week

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference
Bitteswell Flight section/memos/reports
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/745dacb7-ce28-4296-8a62-44b513045f5f/

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Notes of a meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors with Fairey Aviation Company to discuss Double Mamba in Gannet aircraft