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Memo & report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...
Catalogue reference: PA1716/4/5/16
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- PA1716/4/5/16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Memo & report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section) to Mr Saxton: List of engines & aircraft with Sapphire 6 engines with steel bladed compressors up to October 1953
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Date (When the record was created)
- 24 February 1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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List engines shows the running time in aircraft of Sapphire 6 engines with steel bladed compressors up to October 1953, when a restriction was placed on running between 4000 and 6000 rpm. The wording of the present restriction included on the Flight Clearance Certificate is as follows: 'The engine rpm range between 4000 and 6000 must be avoided as much as practical.' The aircraft are: Javelin, Victor, Vulcan, Hunter, Canberra, Lancastrian
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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)
- Bitteswell Flight section/memos/reports
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/99159921-02af-4a9e-878c-761520a80c3d/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Within the fonds: PA1716
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Within the sub-fonds: PA1716/4
Bitteswell Flight Testing (A History)
Within the sub-sub-fonds: PA1716/4/5
Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Bitteswell Flight Section): Memos/letters...
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Memo & report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section) to Mr Saxton: List of engines & aircraft with Sapphire 6 engines with steel bladed compressors up to October 1953