Armstrong Siddeley Screamer
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The Armstrong Siddeley
Screamer was a rocket engine intended to power the Avro 720
manned interceptor aircraft (Avro
's competitor to the Saunders-Roe SR.53
for a rocket-powered interceptor). Thrust was variable, up to a maximum of 8,000 lbf.
Work on the Screamer started in 1946, with the first static test at Armstrong Siddeley's rocket plant at Ansty
in March 1954. The programme was cancelled, as was the Avro 720, before flight testing.
In 1951, a Gloster Meteor
F.8 was experimentally fitted with a Screamer mounted below the fuselage.
The Screamer project was cancelled in March 1956, at a reported total cost of £ 650,000.
Armstrong Siddeley
Armstrong Siddeley was a British engineering group that operated during the first half of the 20th century. It was formed in 1919 and is best known for the production of luxury motor cars and aircraft engines.-Siddeley Autocars:...
Screamer was a rocket engine intended to power the Avro 720
Avro 720
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manned interceptor aircraft (Avro
Avro
Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
's competitor to the Saunders-Roe SR.53
Saunders-Roe SR.53
|- See also :-References:NotesBibliography* Jones, Barry. "Saro's Mixed Power Saga". Aeroplane Monthly, November 1994, Vol 22 No 11 Issue 259. pp. 32–39. London:IPC. ISSN 0143-7240....
for a rocket-powered interceptor). Thrust was variable, up to a maximum of 8,000 lbf.
Work on the Screamer started in 1946, with the first static test at Armstrong Siddeley's rocket plant at Ansty
Ansty, Warwickshire
Ansty is a village and civil parish just outside the outskirts of Coventry, about northeast of the city centre. Ansty was part of the County of the City of Coventry until that county was dissolved in 1842....
in March 1954. The programme was cancelled, as was the Avro 720, before flight testing.
In 1951, a Gloster Meteor
Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...
F.8 was experimentally fitted with a Screamer mounted below the fuselage.
The Screamer project was cancelled in March 1956, at a reported total cost of £ 650,000.