Armstrong Siddeley Stentor

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Stentor
Country of Origin	Britain
Manufacturer	Armstrong Siddeley
Application	Blue Steel missile boost and cruise
Liquid-fuelled engine
Propellant	hydrogen peroxide / kerosene
Performance
Thrust	Large boost chamber rated at 24,000lbf (106.8kN) smaller cruise chamber rated at 6,000lbf (26.7kN)

The Armstrong Siddeley Stentor was a two-chamber rocket engine used to power the Blue Steel stand-off missile carried by Britain's V-bomber force. One chamber was used for initial boost, then a smaller cruise chamber was used for most of the flight.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It was fuelled by hydrogen peroxide / kerosene propellant chemistry.

Stentors on display today

Cosford aerospace museum

References

1. ^ Stentor rocket motor. Skomer.
2. ^ "Rocket Engines for Piloted Aircraft" (1960). Bristol Siddeley Magazine. 
3. ^ "Missiles and Spaceflight, Blue Steel in Action" (11 March 1960). Flight. 

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