Minutes of D.Eng.RD meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors

34 present. Agenda. General: Sapphire Sa.4 for Gloster prototype. 5 pages. P.5: Flying test beds: AST Lancastrian VM.733.Handley page Hastings TE.583. P.6: Gloster meteor WA.820. Canberra WD.933. Canberra (2nd aircraft). P.6: Prototype aircraft. Gloster F4-48 (twin engined); Gloster T.118D Trainer (twin engined); Handley page B35/46 (4 engines); P.7: Hawker F3/48 (single engine); English Electric F23/49 (twin engined); Adder (also P.8); Vickers C9. P.8-9: Viper. P.10-13: Double Mamba. P.13: Aircraft. Lancaster SW.342. Apollo GA.1YN; Dakota KJ.839; P.14 fairy Rotodyne. Python to Page 17. P.18 Lincoln at Bitteswell. P.19: Rockets. Snarler in hawker Vp.401. Screamer rocket motor. Armstrong Siddeley Motors require Meteor 8 aircraft for Screamer tests. P.20: Rocket continued. Armstrong Siddeley Motors have made contact with Avro to consider assisted take-off for bomber aircraft. 1952/53 rocket estimates under discussion at MoS.