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D5525 - Rolls-Royce, Derby: Rocket Department
1 - Plans and diagrams - 1957-1967
1 - Diagrams of GN [gaseous nitrogen] local storage and distribution flow, prepared by British Oxygen Wimpey Ltd., drawn May 1957 (marked 'Confidential'); one plan with amendments up to Jun 1959, the other with amendments up to Aug 1959 - 1957
2 - Diagram showing mean RZ.1 performance at sea level (marked 'Secret'), May 1957 - 1957
3 - Figures 1-7 [possibly part of a report] showing rocket stands and fastenings, stamped 'Dept. 95 Print Room, 12 Mar 1957' - 1957
4 - Water and effluent services flow diagram (marked 'Confidential'), prepared by British Oxygen Wimpey Ltd., drawn Oct 1957, with amendments to Apr 1958 - 1958
5 - Plan and description of Low Flow Bench for calibration of flowmeters, Apr 1958 - 1958
6 - Copy diagrams of small engineering parts, one stamped as issued to British Oxygen, 1958 - 1958
7 - Copy diagram of fuel tanks at engine test stand A2, prepared by British Oxygen Wimpey Ltd, drawn Mar 1958 - 1958
8 - Copy diagram of A3 lox tank vessel T5, prepared by British Oxygen Engineering Ltd, drawn Nov 1957, with revisions to Aug 1958 - 1958
9 - Copy diagram of liquid oxygen tank, prepared by British Oxygen Engineering Ltd, drawn Nov 1957, with revisions to Aug 1958 - 1958
10 - RZ.2 instrumentation diagram (marked 'Secret'), Feb 1958 - 1958
11 - Ground plan of Spadeadam 'A' site (marked 'Secret'), stamped 'Dept 95 Print Room, 1 Oct 1958' - 1958
12 - Copy diagram of arrangement of engine test stand A2, prepared by British Oxygen Engineering Ltd for the Ministry of Works, drawn Sep and revised Dec 1958 - 1958
13 - Copy diagram relating to fuel tanks, prepared by British Oxygen Wimpey Ltd - 1958
14 - Copy site plans of Spadeadam [reduced size] - (1950s-1960s)
15 - Copy diagram of arrangement of Lox and Nitrogen pipes in A2 stand, drawn Jun 1959, revised to 1960 - 1960
16 - Roll of copy diagrams of propellant feed system and other engine parts, labelled 'Rocketdyne' [store copies; reduced size] - c1960
17 - Copy diagram of storage vessel, prepared by British Oxygen Wimpey Ltd at Spadeadam - 1961
18 - Copy diagrams headed 'Gas Pressure System - automatic data recording' - 1962
19 - Copy diagram of arrangement of T.C.E. tanks, prepared by Rolls Royce Ltd, Spadeadam, drawn May 1965 - 1965
20 - Diagram of pneumatics and propellant system, RZ.2 Mk III engine, Mar 1967 - 1967
21 - Pictorial ground plans of component test area, engine test area and administration area (Spadeadam), n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
22 - Copy diagrams showing layout and arrangement of High Flow test lab, Spadeadam [reduced size] - (c1959)
23 - Copy pictorial ground plans of engine test area and component test area, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
24 - Copy ground plan of a propulsion field laboratory and copy photographs of site (faded), n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
25 - MS diagrams of small engineering parts relating to fuel, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
26 - Drawing showing component parts of a turbopump, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
27 - Key to engineering plan showing symbols for valves, vessels etc., n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
28 - Diagrams of friction loss in pipes, by Mather and Platt Ltd, Park Works, Manchester, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
29 - Technical drawings of taps/valves, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
30 - Diagram of electric high tension distribution system at Spadeadam, n.d. - (1950s-1960s)
31 - Roll of copy diagrams and technical drawings: RZ.2, RZ.3 and RZ.14 thrust systems, fuel storage tanks and engine thrust chamber test stand [reduced size] - (1950s-1960s)
2 - Reports - 1955-1962
3 - Published items relating to Spadeadam - 1947-1990s
4 - Articles and papers not related to Spadeadam - 1956-1988
5 - Spadeadam photographs - (1950s-1960s)
6 - Other photographs - (20th cent)
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