The numbered OR would describe what intended role the aircraft would be used for, e.g., bomber, fighter, etc., or what type of weapon was required, e.g., gun, armament, bomb type, etc.
In conjunction with any official specification, prospective manufacturers would then choose whether to design an aircraft or weapon for this particular requirement.
Operational Requirements were carried over with the dissolution of the Air Ministry and the creation of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Moore, Richard (2010). Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality: Britain, the United States, and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64. Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 81-82. ISBN978-0230-21775-1. OCLC 705646392.
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operational, requirement, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Operational Requirement news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message An Operational Requirement commonly abbreviated OR was a United Kingdom UK Air Ministry document setting out the required characteristics for a future i e as yet unbuilt military aircraft or weapon system The numbered OR would describe what intended role the aircraft would be used for e g bomber fighter etc or what type of weapon was required e g gun armament bomb type etc In conjunction with any official specification prospective manufacturers would then choose whether to design an aircraft or weapon for this particular requirement Operational Requirements were carried over with the dissolution of the Air Ministry and the creation of the Ministry of Defence MoD Contents 1 Other requirements 2 See also 3 Notes 4 Further readingOther requirements editAn Experimental Requirement ER was for an aircraft for research purposes e g ER 100 in support of development of the English Electric Lightning See also editList of Operational Requirements for nuclear weapons List of Air Ministry specificationsNotes editFurther reading editMoore Richard 2010 Nuclear Illusion Nuclear Reality Britain the United States and Nuclear Weapons 1958 64 Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945 Basingstoke Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan pp 81 82 ISBN 978 0230 21775 1 OCLC 705646392 nbsp This military aviation article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Operational Requirement amp oldid 1141725087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
