Armstrong Siddeley Snarler

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Snarler
Country of Origin	Britain
Manufacturer	Armstrong Siddeley
Liquid-fuelled engine
Propellant	Liquid oxygen (LOX) / methanol / water
Performance
Thrust	2,000lbf (8.9kN) [1]
Propellant capacity	LOX 75 gallons (288 l), water-methanol 120 gallons (460 l)

The Armstrong Siddeley Snarler was a small rocket engine used for combined-power experiments with an early jet engine. ^[2] A prototype of the P.1040 Sea Hawk, fitted with a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet of 5,200 lbf thrust, had an additional rocket of 2,000 lbf thrust added. The combination was termed the Hawker P.1072. It was first used in flight on 20 November, 1950. Half a dozen flights were made using the rocket motor before a minor explosion damaged the aircraft. it was decided that reheat was a more practical proposition for boosting jet thrust than rockets.

References

1. ^ United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects: Rocket Engines. Skomer.
2. ^ S. Allen (7 Dec 1951). "Rockets for Aircraft Propulsion". The Aeroplane. 

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