HC Deb 12 May 1965 vol 712 cc71-2W
79. Commander Courtney

asked the Secretary of State for Defence for what type of aircraft Defence Requirement 583 was intended as a replacement; if the design put forward by the aviation industry incorporated the variable geometry principle; and when the project was cancelled.

Mr. Healey

I assume that the hon. and gallant Member for Harrow, East is referring to a preliminary study which was suggested by the British aviation industry as a possible replacement for the Royal Navy's Sea Vixen. The study was based upon the variable geometry principle but the concept of the aircraft was not considered suitable and was not taken up.