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  Letter from Mr MN Golovine Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Colonel Daum, Direction Technique...

  Proposed Sapphire Sa.6 order. I was very perturbed to hear of the change of programme, namely of the transfer of the Sapphire Sa.6 turbojets from the Dassault Mystere 4 to the SNCASO Veutour

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  2 April 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/72

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  Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Chapman to Sir Frank Spencer Spriggs: Failure...

  Mr Chapman is explaining to the Chairman why Armstrong Siddeley were unable to meet the delivery dates to English Electric

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  23 December 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/82

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  Report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section) to...

  On 2 January 1953, a note was issued referring to the necessity for revising the performance curves for AS.Ma.6, AS.Ma.D.3and AS.Ma.D.3 (Gannet) engines. Acopy of the curves for the AS.Ma.D.3 engine is attached.

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  17 April 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/23

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  Memo from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...

  These memos deal with the general serviceability, equipment, and progress of flight testing. No specific Blackburn or Wyvern aircraft are identified

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  29 April 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/26

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  Report from D Carpenter Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...

  Description available at other catalogue level

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  31 December 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/58

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  Letter Mr Chapman Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Sir Roy Dobson Avro: re. Avro orders...

  'I should like you to know that by the early part of 1953 we shall be more than occupied in meeting the delivery schedule for Double Mamba and Sapphire engines, and on this account and in view of the MoS decision not to buy any further Cheetah engine…

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  6 June 1951

  Reference

  PA1716/3/1/38/9

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  39 memos from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...

  These memos deal with the general serviceability, equipment, and progress of flight testing. Blackburn WB.797. Wyvern VZ.747 Wyvern Vw.868

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  2 July 1953 - 31 August 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/59

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  Memo from Mr Golovine Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Mr Saxton: France

  Herewith a draft of my letter to the President of SNCASO giving a tentative quotation for 1,125 Sapphire Sa.6 turbojet engines. Letter attached

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  13 May 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/164

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  Report from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...

  The purpose of Mr Hoye's visit was to obtain an appreciation of our conception of the design of an engine of high economy.

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  4 September 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/43

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  Memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman, Armstrong Siddeley Motors: Gloster Javelin

  1 Thin-wing Javelin. Suitable engines Sa.8 and ultimately the Sa.10. 2 Belgium: Draft contract for 40 Javelins with Sa.6

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  14 August 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/171

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  Armstrong Siddeley Motors: Discussion notes from Mr. H.T. Chapman relating to Sapphire...

  Notes mention tooling, jigs and development to be written off, turnover figures, 'Hunter Sports'car expenditure, material sanctions for 3,000 to 4,000 sets, spares costs, H.L. Arnes & Co. Ltd discussions on diesel engines

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  2 December 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/2/1/101

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  Memo from Mr Saxton to Mr Cutler: Design of a sports...

  We agreed that initially it would be necessary to draw up a specification for the car and I should like to have this available for Mr Chapman on his return, if you possibly can

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  11 April 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/2/1/144

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  Report from J Randall Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...

  Hot weather effects on Python engine performance

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  25 November 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/54

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  7 memos from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...

  These memos deal with the general serviceability, equipment, and progress of flight testing. Blackburn WB.797. There were a number of Wyverns on test at this time

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  18 May 1953 - 28 May 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/34

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  Memo from Mr Golovine Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Mr Chapman: Hawker Hunter Mk.2B

  I saw AVM Tuttle (ACASTR) and A/Cdre Kyle (DOR) on the 13 instant and discussed with them the Hunter 2B project. The memo points out that there was a lot of confusion at RAF level regarding various marks of Hunter aircraft due to the MoS not passing …

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  15 May 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/165

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  Report from Mr Stevens Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...

  Contract No.6/ENG/6564/CB.12(b). Following a few modifications Viper AS.V.5 (short life engine) was installed in Lancaster SW.342 in order to carry out engine functioning tests

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  1 September 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/42

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  Memo from Mr. Chapman regarding Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire article in the 'Motor'...

  Internal memorandum relates to the 'flattery' given by the Motor magazine mentioned by Mr. Chapman to Mr. Henley

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  12 October 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/2/1/99

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  Report from Mr Carpenter Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...

  A brief history of the trials was issued by this office (PA1716/4/5/36) on 21 July 1953. This present report contains an appreciation of the engine performance during the trials and comments on the instrumentation of the engine

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  17 September 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/4/5/44

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  Memo from Mr Golovine Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Mr Chapman: Sapphire aero engine...

  Sapphire Sa.6 (Javelin) engines and ECUs 9 Sapphire Sa.5 (English Electric) 6 Sapphire Sa.7 engines for Victor second prototype 6 Sapphire Sa.6 for Vulcan prototype In addition a number of smaller development contracts have been recieved from the MoS…

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  16 March 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/161

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

  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.

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  Coventry Archives & Research Centre

  Date

  17 December 1953

  Reference

  PA1716/5/3/81