Documentation

"Every type of gas turbine installed in ships of the Royal Navy has been tested at Pyestock" - Ian Mckenzie

Pyestock is a huge site which gradually grew over its lifetime. These maps, plans and documents should put everything in place.

Given the secrecy surrounding Pyestock, it’s surprising that so much documentation has surfaced. Extensive brochures were produced by both Procurement Executive and DERA, which outlined the engine and component testing facilities and supporting services; whilst recruitment brochures also illustrated many of the services available at the site.

Other books have been published devoted to Pyestock and these are listed in the Selected Bibliography. Of these volumes, Ian Mckenzie’s Pyestock from RAE to QinetiQ, is the definitive history and is highly recommended.

	Literature Of all the documentation, the lengthy Engine And Component Test Services offers the most comprehensive overview of Pyestock. Two versions of this booklet have survived and are reproduced here.
	Maps And Plans All of the maps, plans and schematics of the various testing cells and services at Pyestock are presented here. They are taken from the documentation archive, but have all been copied here as well, to form a comprehensive reference of the facilities at the site.

Selected Bibliography

	Pyestock from RAE to QinetiQ Ian Mckenzie Trafford Publishing ISBN 1-4120-8681-7 A full history of the RAE and Pyestock. Highly recommended. A 'must have' if you're interested in the site and its history.
	Farnborough's Jets Richard Dennis Holmes & Sons ISBN 0-9527363-4-9 An account of early jet engine research at the RAE and Pyestock.
	The Pyestock Altitude Test Facilities H.M.S.O. Brief descriptions of the test cells at Pyestock.