Armstrong Siddeley Stentor
- Armstrong Siddeley Stentor
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__infobox rocket engine
name=Stentor
country_of_origin=Britain
purpose=Blue Steel missile boost and cruise
type=liquid
fuel=kerosene
oxidiser=hydrogen peroxide
manufacturer=Armstrong Siddeley
thrust=Large boost chamber rated at 24,000lbf (106.8kN)
smaller cruise chamber rated at 6,000lbf (26.7kN) 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 a smaller cruise chamber was used for most of the flight. [cite web
title=Stentor rocket motor
url=http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/stentor.htm
publisher=Skomer] [cite journal
title=Rocket Engines for Piloted Aircraft
journal=Bristol Siddeley Magazine
date=1960] [cite journal
title=Missiles and Spaceflight, Blue Steel in Action
journal=Flight
date=11 March 1960]
It was fuelled by hydrogen peroxide / kerosene propellant chemistry.
Stentors on display today
Cosford aerospace museum
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