Armstrong Siddeley Stentor
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The Armstrong Siddeley
Stentor was a two-chamber rocket engine used to power the Blue Steel
stand-off missile carried by Britain's V-bomber force. One chamber was used for initial boost, then, 29 seconds after release the boost chamber was shut down and a smaller cruise chamber was used for most of the flight.
It was fuelled by hydrogen peroxide / kerosene propellant chemistry.
The engine incorporated an integral tubular mounting frame which was attached by six lugs to the rear bulkhead of the missile airframe, the complete engine being enclosed in a tube-shaped fairing with the nozzles at the rear.
The complete engine assembly was 58 in long, 38 in wide, and 44.5 in high. Weight was 747 lb including oil and Nitrogen.
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:...
Stentor was a two-chamber rocket engine used to power the Blue Steel
Blue Steel missile
The Avro Blue Steel was a British air-launched, rocket-propelled nuclear stand-off missile, built to arm the V bomber force. It was the primary British nuclear deterrent weapon until the Royal Navy started operating Polaris missile armed nuclear submarines....
stand-off missile carried by Britain's V-bomber force. One chamber was used for initial boost, then, 29 seconds after release the boost chamber was shut down and a smaller cruise chamber was used for most of the flight.
It was fuelled by hydrogen peroxide / kerosene propellant chemistry.
The engine incorporated an integral tubular mounting frame which was attached by six lugs to the rear bulkhead of the missile airframe, the complete engine being enclosed in a tube-shaped fairing with the nozzles at the rear.
The complete engine assembly was 58 in long, 38 in wide, and 44.5 in high. Weight was 747 lb including oil and Nitrogen.
Stentors on display today
- CosfordRAF CosfordRAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire, just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.-History:...
aerospace museum
- The University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, in the Department of Engineering foyer.
- Aeroventure,Doncaster