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1964
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362 FLIGHT International, 3 September Symbolic of the company's slogan "Bristol Sid- deley supply the power" is this photograph of a static firing of the Gamma 301 rocket engine which propels the Black Knight space vehicle. The Gamma 301 has four gimbal-movnted thrust chambers The Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd 50% I Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd 50% £30,000,000 BRISTOL SIDDELEY ENGINES LTD Mercury House, London SWTK'ENs/nfton 7090 34.000 Aero Division, 22,000) BRITAIN'S AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY 1964... Ansty, Warwickshire: research, design, development, manufacture and testing of rocket engines: service support and development of Gamma, Olympus, Sapphire, Double Mamba, Stentor and Viper (also headquarters of Power—i.e., non-Aero—Division). Bentham, Gloucestershire: sheet-metal and component fabrication; component repair and overhaul. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: engine test beds and gas-dynamics laboratory. Leavesden, Hertfordshire: production and service support and development of Gipsy engines, Gnome. Nimbus, Cumulus. Palauste, Artouste, Coupled Gnome and Gyron lunior; manufacturing licence for T64. Parfcside, Coventry: production of Viper; manufacture of components for many BS engines. Patchway, Bristol: research, design, development, production, test and overhaul ofBS.IOO. Olympus. Orpheus and Pegasus; service support and development of Centaurus, Hercules. Orpheus. Pegasus and Proteus (not marine or industrial Proteus): development of Viper; research, design development, manu- facture and test of ram-iets and advanced aero gas turbines; flight test (at Fit ton). Quinton Road, Warwickshire: repair and overhaul of Cheetah. Rodney Works, Filton, Bristol: sheet-metal component fabrication. Stag Lane, London NWf: engine research, design and development, manufacture of prototype ehgines; production of components for Gnome. Nimbus, Palouste,-Artouste, Cumulus and Gyron lunior. Sunderland, Durham: manufacture.of engine components. Whitchurch, Somerset: engine repair and overhaul. Left, the Bristol Siddeiey Gnome turboshaft engine, which is rated at from I.0S0 to 1,400 s.h.p. and powers many types of helicopter and air-cushion vehicle Below, the Bristol Siddeley Nimbus, another well-proven turboshaft unit in the 1,000 h.p- class used in several types of helicopter and air- cushion vehicle
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