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Armstrong Siddeley Motors internal memo re - Humber Synchro-mesh Gearboxes.
From Mr Rudgard to Mr Chapman: The former is suggesting that it is necessary to complete a licence agreement direct with Borg-Warner
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 24 February 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/2/1/70
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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
- 17 December 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/56
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Report from Mr Slatter Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental Department (Flight...
Description available at other catalogue level
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 24 September 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/46
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Memo and report from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental (Flight Section)...
Avro.720 aircraft: The first prototype will be powered by two AS.V.5 engines rated at 1640 lb thrust. P.146 Atlantic: Avro have completed some further studies which include Conway and Olympus engines as well as P.146. They state that BOAC do not requ…
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 16 November 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/133
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr MN Golovine to Mr Chapman: Yugoslavia
Suggests that the basic financial conditions of an eventual Sapphire Sa.6 licence to Yugoslavia would be as follows: 1 Premium payable on signature of licence £150,000 2 Guaranteed royalties £100,000 3 Figures set out under (1
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 24 November 1952
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/138
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors internal memo from Mr. Cutler to Mr. Chapman relating to...
Description available at other catalogue level
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 7 July 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/2/1/105
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Visit by Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Short Bros: To discuss Mamba in SB.6 aircraft
Present: Mr Hart, Mr Fox , Mr Lewin (Short Bros), Mr Spooner Armstrong Siddeley Motors.
- Held by
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 16 April 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/6/157
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Report Armstrong Siddeley Motors (from Mr Johnson to Mr Chapman) for the supply of...
Contract No. 6/ENG/1561/CB.12(b) for the supply of 30 Python engines. This report covers expenditure to 31 October 1951 - £738,000. MoS sanction £592,500 £145,500. This is the maximum price contract (£19,750 for each engine) placed in April 1948 and …
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 20 January 1953 - 23 January 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/5/48
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors internal memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: Interview...
AS.Sapphire Sa.5 for the English Electric P.1. AS Sapphire Sa.7R. No aircraft yet ready. P.146 will be discussed on 11/09/1953
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 3 September 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/22
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Memo from Mr Lindsey to Mr Chapman: Sapphire development and the future of the Javelin
Description available at other catalogue level
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 26 June 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/167
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Memos from Mr Daish to Mr Chapman: Blackburn and Wyvern aircraft
10 March: Blackburn. Leaking booster pump in starboard fuel tank prevented the aircraft being flown and is being changed. Aircraft should be servicable by mid-day today. Wyvern VW.868. AIrcraft servicable during the morning but not flown owing to low…
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 11 March 1953 - 12 March 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/2/45
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Report from Mr Slatter Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental (Flight Section): Recent...
Engine control had deteriorated seriously in more recent flights, causing dangerous situations on two occasions during the demonstration in Switzerland last week. a. Failure of the engine to respond quickly during an attempt to demonstrate a baulked …
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 27 October 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/132
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Some notes taken at a meeting with Mr Walker of Gloster Aircraft at Hucclecote on...
It was suggested by the MoS that the Sa.7 would be insufficiently powerful to meet the specification required for the thin-winged Javelin and I understand a representative of DerD at the meeting quoted 10,400 lb thrust. In order to give the airframe …
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 15 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/160
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Memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Saxton Armstrong Siddeley Motors: Sapphire Sa.6 engines...
Page 2: Case History of French Sapphires: This covers SA.6058; SA.6059; SA606; engines built at Brockworth and Ansty between 28 July 1953 and 27 January 1954. Pages 3/4: SNCASO - France Cost of the 3 Sapphires
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 15 March 1954
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/180
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Letter from Mr Saxton Armstrong Siddeley Motors to MoS: Sapphire engine contracts
The allocation of contracts between Brockworth engineering Company Ltd and Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. It is thought at this stage that Contract No. EC/6/Engs/6076//CB.12(b) for 150 Sapphire Sa.7 engines (material and special jigs and tools) for t…
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 4 February 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/156
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3 Memos from Mr Daish Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental (Flight Section) to...
Description available at other catalogue level
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 19 May 1953 - 21 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/5/137
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Memo from Mr Golovine Armstrong Siddeley Motors to Mr Chapman: Sapphire engined fighters
Hawker Hunter Mk.1; it is confirmed that it is operationally inadequate. The only salvation will be the Hunter 2B. Gloster Javelin; The fitting of the Sa.7 is now becoming a question of great importance.
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 28 May 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/166
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Meeting with Mr Page & Mr Ellison of English Electric to discuss delivery dates for...
After discussing the aircraft position and the effect of the delay in delivering engines, it transpired that the aircraft will now do its initial flight at the end of December instead of at the end of November 1953
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 14 August 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/5/3/359
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Armstrong Siddeley Motors internal memo from Mr Wright to Mr Chapman re HL Arnes...
Attached to these minutes is a statement dated 30 September from Mr Anderson setting out the amount of business done by Arnes from 1946 to 1953 inclusive, for both cars and diesel engines
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 30 November 1951
- Reference
- PA1716/2/1/185
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Memo from Mr Slatter to Mr Lindsey: Notes on a visit to Hawker's at Dunsfold re....
Discussion of criticism of the Sapphires: Mr Duke, Hawkers, said that on some occasions during starting, the engine speed dropped slightly after reaching 1800 or 2000 rpm before again accelerating.
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
- Date
- 13 March 1953
- Reference
- PA1716/4/2/47