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Missing rocket engines
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editHere's a list from Skomer "United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects: Rocket Engines". Skomer.
This could form a basis for an expansion project.
Name | Maker | Date | Type | Fuel | Description | Origin | Rating | Remarks | Use |
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Armstrong Siddeley Alpha | Armstrong Siddeley | Liquid | HTP (High Test Peroxide) / Kerosene. | Armstrong Siddeley's first rocket. | Intended for RATO | ||||
Armstrong Siddeley Delta | Armstrong Siddeley | HTP / kerosene | Family of research engines developed by RPR and Armstrong Siddeley. | Intended for a ballistic missile. Superseded by Rolls-Royce RZ2. | |||||
E.237 | Napier | Turborocket | Submission to the NGTE specification TE 10/56 | ||||||
FPS.146 | Rolls-Royce_Limited | turbo-rocket. | Future Project Study. Proposed for the HSA APD 1019/E6 as an alternative to the BS.1012 combination engines on APD 1019/E2. Cancelled. | ||||||
KP.1 | liquid | HTP / kerosene | Early rocket engine for guided weapons. Used on RTV.2 | ||||||
KP.3 | liquid | HTP / kerosene | Regeneratively liquid-cooled combustion chamber. | Early rocket engine for guided weapons. Used on GPV | |||||
KP.4 | liquid | HTP / kerosene | Ceramic lined combustion chamber. | Early rocket engine for guided weapons. Used on GPV. | |||||
Lizzie | liquid | Liquid Oxygen (LOX) and petrol | First liquid fuelled engine in UK. | Rocket engine developed by RPE. Used in LOP/GAP with Liquid Oxygen and petrol. RTV1 fuelled with Liquid Oxygen and methanol/water. | Rated at 2000lbf (8.9kN). | ||||
NK.1 | liquid | Red Fuming Nitric Acid (RFNA) (oxidizer) and kerosene | Sea Slug. Replaced by Foxhound | ||||||
NRE.11 | Napier | Liquid | rocket engine for guided weapons. | ||||||
NRE.17 | Napier | liquid | HTP / kerosene | Uncooled chamber and nozzle. | Rated at 2,000lbf (8.9kN). | rocket for missile applications. | |||
NRE.19 | Napier | monopropellant | HTP / catalyst | Helicopter rotor tip applications Tested on a Saro Skeeter | |||||
P170 | Armstrong Siddeley | Turborocket study. | Submission to the NGTE specification TE 10/56 | ||||||
PP.27 | Rolls-Royce_Limited | Turborocket study. | Submission to the NGTE specification TE 10/56. PP.27 may have been the Brochure title. | ||||||
PR.23 | Bristol Siddeley | liquid | HTP / kerosene | Very small, vernier manoeuvring engine. | Rated at 500lbf (0.3kN). | ||||
PR.27 | Armstrong Siddeley | four chamber rocket engine. | Proposed for the Bristol Siddeley Small Satellite Launcher. | ||||||
PR.37 | Armstrong Siddeley | small boost rocket. | Rated at 170lbf (0.7kN). | Intended for GAF Jindivik | |||||
PR.38 | Armstrong Siddeley | small four chamber rocket engine. | Rated at 2 - 3000lbf (8.9 - 13.3kN). | Proposed for Black Prince (Rocket) 3rd stage. Cancelled. | |||||
RB9/2 | Armstrong Siddeley | Early designation for Blue Steel engine. Possibly led to Stentor. | |||||||
RB545 | Rolls-Royce_Limited | Liquid Air Cycle engine for HOTOL | Designed to power a single stage to orbit vehicle. | HOTOL single stage to orbit (SSTO) vehicle | |||||
Rolls-Royce RZ12 | Rolls-Royce_Limited | liquid | LOX / kerosene | Twin installation of Rolls-Royce RZ2 for Blue Streak | |||||
RZ20 | Rolls-Royce_Limited | liquid | LOX / LH2 | engine for ELDO Europa rocket. Cancelled, 2 examples built | |||||
Spartan | Bristol Siddeley | liquid | Storable liquid propellant with hypergolic combustion. | For RATO. | |||||
TRR/37 | Napier | Two to be fitted in underwing pods on the Hawker P.1105 Hunter F.Mk6
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Cuckoo (Rocket motor) | solid | ||||||||
Jackdaw (Rocket motor) | solid | Development tests of Blue Steel "Avro Blue Steel stand-off missile". |