ised ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁production ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁issued ▁specific ations ▁for ▁aircraft ▁that ▁British ▁aircraft ▁companies ▁would ▁supply ▁pro tot ypes ▁to . ▁These ▁were ▁then ▁ass essed , ▁if ▁ordered ▁the ▁Ministry ▁assigned ▁the ▁aircraft ▁name . ▁( see ▁List ▁of ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁specific ations ). ▁ ▁The ▁ordering ▁procedure ▁used ▁I . T . P . ▁( Int ention ▁to ▁Pro ceed ) ▁contract ▁papers ; ▁these ▁specified ▁a ▁maximum ▁fixed ▁price , ▁which ▁could ▁( after ▁investigation ) ▁be ▁less . ▁But ▁when ▁Lord ▁N uff ield ▁got ▁the ▁I . T . P . ▁ ▁contract ▁papers ▁for ▁a ▁Wol se ley ▁radial ▁a ero ▁engine , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁re - orientation ▁of ▁their ▁offices ▁with ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁char tered ▁account ants , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁deal ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁Admir alty , ▁not ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry . ▁So ▁the ▁a ero ▁engine ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁see ▁Air speed . ▁ ▁Ne vil ▁Sh ute ▁Norway ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁techn ically ▁advanced ▁engine ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁loss ▁to ▁Britain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Air speed , ▁and ▁bl amed ▁the ▁over - ca ut ious ▁high ▁civil ▁servants ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry . ▁When ▁he ▁had ▁asked ▁Lord ▁N uff ield ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁engine , ▁N uff ield ▁said : ▁I ▁tell ▁you , ▁Norway ▁... ▁I ▁sent ▁that ▁I . T