Victor and Vulcan Aircraft (Engines)

HC Deb 28 May 1957 vol 571 cc23-4W

Mr. Robert Cooke

asked the Minister of Supply what engines are to be installed in the later versions of the Victor and Vulcan aircraft now under development on his behalf.

Mr. Aubrey Jones

The later versions of the V-bombers now under development by Messrs. A. V. Roe and Handley Page will be known as the Vulcan Mark 2 and the Victor Mark 2. The first of these will have Bristol Olympus 6 engines; the second will have Rolls Royce Conway 11 engines.