De Havilland Double Spectre Rocket Engine
- Made:
- circa 1959 in Hatfield
- manufacturer:
- De Havilland Aircraft Company Limited
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De Havilland Double Spectre no. 13511/611
The Double Spectre engine - a variant of the single chambered engine (1962-105) - was used in trial versions of the Blue Steel stand off bomb. Operational Blue Steels were fitted with a Stentor rocket engine (1972-80). Both the Double Spectre and the Stentor burned kerosene in concentrated hydrogen peroxide (High Test Peroxide - HTP).
Details
- Category:
- Aircraft Propulsion
- Object Number:
- 1962-106
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1650 mm x 920 mm x 1720 mm, 412 kg
- type:
- rocket engine
- credit:
- Ministry of Aviation