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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Ballantyne to Mr Chapman: English Electric...
Baulked landing of P.1: 'The static thrust of the AS.Sapphire Sa.5 without reheat is...'
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 4 November 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/2
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Memo from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental (Flight Section) to Mr Saxton: Double...
The attached graph shows the trend of the average flight life of Double Mamba engines since flying began in 1949
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 23 June 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/131
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5 Memos from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental (Flight Section) to...
Blackburn and Wyvern VW.868
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 16 January 1953 - 23 January 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/136
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Memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Saxton re. Hawker Hunter Mk.2
According to certain very confidential information there is a definite body of opinion at the Air Ministry that the Hunter Mk.1 may rapidly become obsolescent
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 29 April 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/155
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19 memos from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...
These memos deal with the general serviceability, equipment, and progress of flight testing. No specific Blackburn aircraft identified. Wyvern VW.868. Flight terminated on 24 February owing to elevator spring tab flutter
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 3 February 1953 - 27 February 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/19
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Memo from Mr Lindsey to Mr Chapman: Visit by Mr Linsey and Mr Slatter to Hawker Aicraft...
The main object of the visit was to go through the list of complaints about Sapphire engine No.123 at present installed in a Hawker Hunter aircraft. 1) Time from start to flying rpm is 1 min 10 secs opposed to the claimed 45 seconds. 2) RPM overswing…
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 10 March 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/153
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1 Report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...
The first two pages is the account of the meeting by the Flight section. The second part of the report is by the MoS in the form of a 'supplementary agenda'
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 6 May 1953 - 12 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/30
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Memo regarding impressions of Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire car by Mr. H.T. Chapman
Description available at other catalogue level
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 16 April 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/2/1/95
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: re. AS Sapphire installation...
MNG/T/10C1-4A1/5: The Air Staff have given the following ruling: 1. All production Javelin fighters, known as Mark 1, will be equipped with Sa.7 units 2.
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 5 November 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/75
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Report from Mr Jennings Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...
1. Assumptions upon which the performance data are based
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 3 December 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/60
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Memos 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 aircraft identified. Wyvern VW.868
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 1 April 1953 - 20 April 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/22
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Memos from Mr Daish to Mr Chapman: Blackburn and Wyvern aircraft
6 March: Blackburn. Aircraft cleared for flight. No flying possible due to unfavourable weather conditions. The opportunity was taken to change the starboard fuel tank which was leaking slightly. Wyvern VW.868. Aircraft servicable. No flying (as abov…
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 9 March 1953 - 10 March 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/2/44
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Report from Mr Fields to Mr Saxton Armstrong Siddeley Motors: Mamba series 6 in Dakota...
Drawing No. SJ.204600 port and starboard. Installation 100. Issue No.2
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 22 October 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/6/162
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Visit by Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Short Bros: To discuss SB.6 Mamba installation
Present: Mr Bache (Assistant RTO), Mr Spooner Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Mr Hart, Mr Fox (Short Bros).
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 8 January 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/6/154
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors: memo from MN Golovine to Mr Chapman re. Hunter Mark 2B
Referring to our meeting this morning, I spoke to Mr Neville Spriggs about the Sapphire Sa.7 engined Hunter project. I was told that a definite proposal had been put forward to the MoS
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 6 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/29
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Report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section) to...
Until revised curves are available, only the sea level performance of the following machines should be adhered to: AS.Ma.6, AS.Ma.D.3 & AS.Ma.D.3 (Gannet)
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 2 January 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/20
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Memo & report from Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight Section)...
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.
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 24 February 1954
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/16
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Armstrong Siddeley Viper correspondence: Memo from Mr Ballantyne to Mr Chapman. Trading...
This memo covers his visit to Percivals on 20 May 1953. It transpires that there is competition from Turbomeces, France; Rolls-Royce and de Havilland all of which have a vested interested in producing engines for the training market.
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 22 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/9/86/8
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Letter from Armstrong Siddeley Motors (Mr. Golovine) to Handley Page Ltd (RS Stafford):...
Sa.4 engines for prototype HP.80 aircraft in September 1953
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 30 May 1952
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/126
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Cable from Patrick Dolan (Hawker Siddeley group) to Mr Burroughs (Armstrong Siddeley...
The pilot, Peter Laurence, was killed whilst trying to crash land the Javelin, although he could have bailed out safely at 20,000 feet when the trouble began
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 12 June 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/159