Black and white photographic print of the first production Nimrod MR1 XV226 on its first flight. The image shows the aircraft airborne, left hand view. The back of the photograph has a Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Manchester stamp and records the negative number as A13/1/56. Photograph of first production Nimrod MR1 XV226 on its first flight
Banda copy of a typescript Flight Test Report by pilot J. G. Harrison. The report is described in a note elsewhere in the file as being typical of those produced at Hawker Siddeley. Flight Test Report for prototype Nimrod XV148
Black and white photographic print of the remains of an AVRO Vulcan B1 XA891 after it crashed on 24th July 1959. This was the first occasion that a full crew had all escaped from a v-bomber. Photograph of the remains of AVRO Vulcan B1 XA891 after it crashed on 24th July 1959.
Promotional brochure 'Flying Safari', documenting a world sales tour by the Hawker Siddeley (Avro) 748. Promotional brochure 'Flying Safari'
Spiral-bound illustrated printed script of a lecture given to the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) by Alan J. Troughton, Chief Designer of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. Published lecture - 'Design and Development of The Hawker Siddeley 748'
Black and white photographic print of a Hawker Siddeley Andover aircraft XS594, airborne, left hand view. The back of the photograph has a Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Manchester stamp and records the negative number as A4/1/91. Photograph of Hawker Siddeley Andover XS594
Banda copy of Pilot's Report on the first flight of the Hawker Siddeley 748F Andover written by J G Harrison for Hawker Siddeley's AVRO Whitworth Division. Pilot's Report on the first flight of the Hawker Siddeley 748F Andover
Pilot's report on the rough field trials of the Hawker Siddeley Andover XS595 aircraft in Aden held between 1st and 22nd March 1966. The report lists J G Harrison (Chief Test Pilot), A Clegg (Project Designer) and J. D. McDaniel as authors and includes photographs. Report on Aden rough field trials of Andover C. Mk. 1, XS595
A paper proposing the use of nuclear rather than chemical rockets including detailed sections on the nuclear reaction, propellant, weight analysis, burn-out velocity, design variations and direct comparisons with chemical rockets. Includes illustrative tables and graphs. The Performance of Nuclear Thermal Fission Rockets
3 items Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited Avro Whitworth Division Mechanical Test Laboratory Materiall
Volume relating to the structures of the HS 748 starting with Chapter 51 Structures General through to Chapter 57 Wings. Hawker Siddeley 748 Maintenance Manual
Black and white photographic print of John Cunningham and the first flight crew of the prototype Hawker Siddeley Nimrod VX148 aircraft. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies it as belonging to Hawker Siddeley Aviation and records the negative number as P1/1/23. Photograph of J. Cunningham and crew of the prototype Nimrod
Black and white photographic print of a Hawker Siddeley Andover prototype G-ARRV, airbourne at RAE Farnborough. Left hand underside view. The back of the photograph has a Hawker Siddeley Aviation, AVRO Whitworth Division stamp and records the negative number as B5/3/543. Photograph of Hawker Siddeley Andover prototype G-ARRV
