§ 55. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Supply whether he is now satisfied that sufficient orders have been placed with aircraft manufacturers to ensure that helicopters of the right types will be available for the three Services and for civilian operators of aircraft as soon as possible; what types are now on order; and by what date he estimates that each type ordered will be in quantity production.
§ Mr. SandysDragonfly and Sycamore helicopters are in production for the Services and an order for Westland S.55 helicopters will be placed shortly. It is not usual to give information about delivery dates for military equipment. Contracts have also been given for the development of other types of rotary wine aircraft for military and civil use.