| Stentor | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Flight, 1960was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Millard, Douglas (2001). The Black Arrow Rocket. Science Museum. p. 23-24. ISBN 1 900747 41 3.
In early 1956, the government contracted Armstrong Siddeley to develop a second HTP engine, this time for a quite different kind of vehicle called Blue Steel. [...] Blue Steel's engine was called Stentor
- ^ "Stentor rocket motor". Skomer. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008.
- ^ "Rocket Engines for Piloted Aircraft". Bristol Siddeley Magazine. 1960.
- ^ "Blue Steel in Action". Flight: 329. 11 March 1960.