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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Saxton to Mr Chapman: Supply of Sa.5 engines...

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/3/81

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This record is a file about the Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Saxton to Mr Chapman: Supply of Sa.5 engines... dating from 17 December 1953.

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Reference
PA1716/5/3/81
Title
Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Saxton to Mr Chapman: Supply of Sa.5 engines to EEC
Date
17 December 1953
Description

This memo covers the failure of the company to deliver the Sa.5 to English Electric for the P.1 by April 1953 and by September 1953 at the latest. Failure to deliver was caused by compressor stator blade failure. Page 2: English Electric have cancelled orders for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sa.5 engines. The new specification for a Mach.2 fighter requires more powerful units and they are fitting a variant of the Rolls-Royce RA-14

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference
AS Sapphire/English Electric
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d6877aab-972f-4073-8cff-59bc80819299/

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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Saxton to Mr Chapman: Supply of Sa.5 engines to EEC