Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Made:
1967-1972 in Coventry

Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), on trolley, by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, England, 1963-1971

Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), on trolley

Details

Category:
Space Technology
Object Number:
1972-81
Materials:
steel (metal), nickel plated, nickel and rubber (unidentified)
type:
engines and rocket engines
credit:
Department of Trade & Industry

Parts

Pressure vessel, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Pressure vessel, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Pressure vessel, spherical shape, green painted, with one in / outlet connector; and steel wire attached adjusting key, by Bristol Aerojet Limited, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Object Number:
1972-81/3
type:
pressure vessel
Pressure vessel, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Pressure vessel, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Pressure vessel, two half-spheres bolted together, with three in / outlet connectors, by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Measurements:
overall: 2.15 kg
Object Number:
1972-81/4
type:
pressure vessel
Exhaust ring, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Exhaust ring, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Exhaust ring, by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Object Number:
1972-81/5
type:
exhaust ring
Ground start assembly, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Ground start assembly, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Ground start equipment assembly, for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Measurements:
overall: 5 kg
Object Number:
1972-81/6
type:
start assembly
Gas lines, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Gas lines, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Eight gas lines, 6 flexible, 2 rigid, for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Object Number:
1972-81/7
type:
gas lines
Gas lines, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Gas lines, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Four gas lines, flexible, for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Object Number:
1972-81/8
type:
gas lines
Gas connectors and valves, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Gas connectors and valves, for Gamma Type 2 engine, c. 1968.

Six gas connectors and valves, for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972. Used for Gamma 2 rocket engine (2nd stage Black Arrow type), by Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1967-1972.

Object Number:
1972-81/9
type:
gas connectors