Armstrong Siddeley Screamer
| Screamer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Screamer engine on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby | |
| Type | Rocket engine |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley |
| First run | 19 May 1954 |
The Armstrong Siddeley Screamer was a British rocket engine intended to power the Avro 720 manned interceptor aircraft (Avro's competitor to the Saunders-Roe SR.53 for a rocket-powered interceptor). Thrust was variable, up to a maximum of 8,000 lbf (36 kN).[1][2][3]
Design and development
[edit]Work on the Screamer started in 1946, with the first static test at Armstrong Siddeley's rocket plant at Ansty in March 1954.[4] The programme was cancelled, as was the Avro 720, before flight testing.[5]
In 1951, a Gloster Meteor F.8 was experimentally fitted with a Screamer mounted below the fuselage.[1][6]
The Screamer project was cancelled in March 1956, at a reported total cost of £650,000.[7]
Engines on display
[edit]- A preserved Screamer is part of the engine collection on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust in Derby.
Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Type: Variable thrust liquid-propellant rocket engine
- Length: 78.5 in (199.4 cm)
- Diameter: 27 in (68.6)
- Dry weight: 470 lb (213.2 kg)
- Fuel: Kerosene
- Oxidiser: Liquid oxygen (LOX) and filtered water (coolant)
Components
- Pumps: Three pumps
Performance
- Thrust: 9,500 lb (42 kN) at 40,000 ft (12,200 metres) (estimated)
- Burn time:
See also
[edit]Comparable engines
Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Armstrong Siddeley Screamer". Flight (PDF): 160–164. 27 July 1956. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
- ^ Allen, S., RAeS (7 December 1951). "Rockets for Aircraft Propulsion". The Aeroplane.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Allen, S., RAeS (19 October 1956). "ROCKET-MOTOR DESIGN: A Paper by the Chief Engineer of Armstrong Siddeley Motors (Rocket Division)". Flight (PDF): 637–638. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Scorpion and Screamer". Flight: 76. 13 July 1956. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2018.
- ^ C.N. Hill (2001). A Vertical Empire: The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950-1971. Imperial College Press. p. 28. ISBN 1-86094-268-7.
- ^ Keith Meggs. "A Man and his Machines". Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Cancelled projects: the list up-dated". Flight: 262. 17 August 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Armstrong Siddeley Screamer.
- "Sectional drawing of the Screamer" (image). Flight International.