Talk:Heston T.1/37

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This aircraft is usually referred to by its specification T.1/37 but when checking the RAF serial L7706 in Robertson's Military Aircraft Serials book, I noticed he calls it the Heston JA 3. Heston aircraft seem to have had a Type number, e.g. Type 1 Phoenix, Type 5 Racer, sometimes with a letter e.g. J.5 Racer, Heston JC.6. The JA3 name is probably right and Robertson's book is citable, so I'll put it in. I've seen it since in a few less citable places. Anyone have anything reliable and systematic on the letters & numbers of the Heston range? What do the letters tell us?TSRL (talk) 19:04, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The Lewis 1972 ref includes: "Two examples - L7706 in 1939 and L7707 in 1940 - were produced of this least publicised of British trainer prototypes, and their initial flights were  conducted at Heston by the company's chief test-pilot, S/Ldr. G. L. G. Richmond. Trials were undertaken at A. & A.E.E. Martlesham Heath with L7706 and subsequently  with L7707 in modified form. The stipulations embodied in Specification T.1/37 were not regarded by the industry as likely to produce an ideal aircraft and, eventually, none of the three types flown was ordered. Its tests completed, L7706 became maintenance airframe 2371M. Specification T.7/37 for a communications  aircraft - to meet which Cornwall supervised the design of the Heston J.A.4 project - was yet another requirement of the same period that lapsed without any of the proposals being built."-PeterWD (talk) 20:04, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I have

Not sure what what the letters indicate. MilborneOne (talk) 21:07, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * JC.1 for spec T.23/43
 * JA.3 fpr spec T.1/37
 * JA.4 for spec T.7/37
 * JC.5 for spec A.4/45
 * JC.6 for spec A.2/45
 * Main source I've seen for that list (except JA.3) is again Lewis 1972. I have JA.8 as Boulton Paul P.92/2, source not recorded by me. JC.9 is quoted elsewhere for a manned aircraft for Barnes Wallis Wild Goose project; Heston actually built an unmanned scale version, that was cancelled after delivery of assemblies to Vickers.PeterWD (talk) 22:31, 13 May 2012 (UTC)