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C130 And F111 Aircraft (British Equipment)

Volume 722: debated on Wednesday 8 December 1965

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asked the Minister of Aviation, what is the present position with regard to British equipment in the C.130 and the F.111.

We have not yet decided whether to purchase the F.111 and decisions have not, therefore, been taken about the extent of possible British equipment fit.The list of British equipment to be installed in the C.130K is as follows:

EquipmentManufacturer
Clock Mk.5 BSmiths Aviation Division
Indicator, Airspeed Mk.l5 CSmiths Aviation Division
Radio Set, P.T.R. 175The Plessey Company Ltd.
Command radio set, AD. 160Marconi Company Ltd.
Intercommunication equipment UA.60Ultra Electronics Ltd.
Cabin address system, UA.578Ultra Electronics Ltd.
Radio compass, AD.360Marconi Company Ltd.
Marker beacon receiver, AD.260Marconi Company Ltd.
Glide-slope receiver, AD.260Marconi Company Ltd.
Navigation system, AD.260Marconi Company Ltd.
Doppler 62 MDecca Navigator Co. Ltd.
Computer navigational, 9476Decca Navigator Co. Ltd.
Roller map Mk.4 C, display head Type 9275Decca Navigator Co. Ltd.
Weather radar, E.290Ecko Electronics Ltd.
Decca Navigator Mk.1 (Air) with Flight LogDecca Navigator Co. Ltd.
Radio Altimeter STR 54 BStandard Telephones and Cables Ltd.
Periscopic sextant Mk.2 ASmiths Aviation Division
Radar set IFF, Mk.10Cossor Ltd.
Autopilot, Mk.10 ASmiths Aviation Division
Side guidance equipment, Mk.2(b)Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd.
Aperture coversH. K. Porter Ltd.