Armstrong Siddeley Stentor
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| Stentor rocket engine showing the large main nozzle (top) and the smaller cruise nozzle (bottom) | |
| Type | Rocket engine |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley |
| First run | c.1960 |
| Major applications | Blue Steel missile |
The Armstrong Siddeley Stentor, latterly Bristol Siddeley BSSt.1 Stentor, was a two-chamber HTP rocket engine used to power the Blue Steel stand-off missile carried by Britain's V bomber force.[1][2] The high thrust chamber was used for the first 29 seconds, after which it was shut down and a smaller cruise chamber was used for the rest of the powered flight.[3][4][5]
Design and development
It was fuelled by hydrogen peroxide with kerosene.[1]
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.
Applications
Engines on display
Preserved Stentor engines are on display at the following museums:
- Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
- Midland Air Museum
- The University of Liverpool – On display at the Brodie Tower foyer of the Department of Engineering.
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster
- Newark Air Museum, Nottinghamshire
- Cambridge Science Centre, Cambridge
Specifications
See also
Related development
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References
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