Two Skeeter 3 were in build as Cierva was being taken over by Saunders Roe during Jan 1951 and both (including a single
Skeeter 4) were funded by the Ministry of Supply as development units. They were provided with de Havilland Gypsy Major 8 engines, changes to the rotor head and further improvements to the undercarriage. After disappointing service trials with the Army and Royal Navy, in early 1952 they were re-engined with the Cirrus Bombardier 702 (like the Skeeter 4) and were re-designated as the Skeeter 3B.
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