- 5th November:
Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee (STAC) established. The committee was made up of representatives of Britain's aircraft and engine manufacturers, as well as government officials and personnel from the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough (England) to study the possibility of building a supersonic airliner.
STAC recommended the design studies for 2 supersonic airliners, (one to fly at a speed of Mach 1.2, and the other
at Mach 2.0).
