Armstrong Siddeley Adder

Adder
	Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby
Type	Turbojet
Manufacturer	Armstrong Siddeley
First run	November 1948
Developed from	Armstrong Siddeley Mamba
Developed into	Armstrong Siddeley Viper

The Armstrong Siddeley ASA.1 Adder was an early British turbojet engine developed by the Armstrong Siddeley company and first run in November 1948.^[1]

Design and development

The Adder, a turbojet derivative of the Armstrong Siddeley Mamba, was originally developed as an expendable engine to power the Jindivik 1 target drone. The engine was then developed into a longer-life engine before evolving into the more-powerful Armstrong Siddeley Viper.

The ASA.1 Adder was flight tested in the rear-turret position of the Avro Lancaster III SW342, the aircraft also having been previously modified and used for icing trials of the Mamba by Armstrong Siddeley's Flight Test Department at Bitteswell.

Applications

Specifications

Data from Aircraft Engines of the World 1953.^[2]

General characteristics

Type: Turbojet
Length: 86.7 in (2,200 mm)
Diameter: 29 in (740 mm)
Dry weight: 580 lb (260 kg)

Components

Compressor: 10-stage axial-flow
Combustors: six can combustion chambers
Turbine: 2-stage axial
Fuel type: Aviation kerosene
Oil system: dry sump and total loss pressure spray

Performance

Maximum thrust: 1,050 lbf (4.7 kN) at 15,000 rpm for take-off; 870 lbf (3.9 kN) max continuous at 14,250 rpm at sea level
Overall pressure ratio: 5:1
Air mass flow: 18.2 lb/s (8.2 kg/s)
Turbine inlet temperature: 870 °C (1,600 °F; 1,140 K) TIT at 15,000 rpm
Specific fuel consumption: 1.02 lb/lbf/hr (103.98 kg/kN/hr)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.53

References

^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World encyclopaedia of aero engines (Fully rev. 2nd ed.). Wellingborough: P. Stephens. p. 20. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
^ Wilkinson, Paul H. (1953). Aircraft Engines of the World 1953. New York: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 104–105.

External links

Minijets website
"Adder" a 1951 Flight article

[Gunston-1] Gunston, Bill (1989). World encyclopaedia of aero engines (Fully rev. 2nd ed.). Wellingborough: P. Stephens. p. 20. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.

[AEotW53-2] Wilkinson, Paul H. (1953). Aircraft Engines of the World 1953. New York: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. pp. 104–105.

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