5-469: Snarler may refer to: Armstrong Siddeley Snarler - a British rocket engine A character in the Pretenders (Transformers) toy line Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Snarler . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
10-546: The final configuration was first tested on 29 March 1950. The prototype of the Hawker P.1040 Sea Hawk , VP 401 , had a Snarler rocket of 2,000 lbf thrust added in its tail. The Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet, of 5,200 lbf thrust, had a split tailpipe which exhausted either side of the fuselage. The combination was termed the Hawker P.1072 . This gave approximately 50% greater thrust, although with twenty times
15-482: The fuel consumption. It was first used in flight on 20 November 1950, by Hawker's test pilot Trevor "Wimpy" Wade . Half a dozen flights were made using the rocket motor before a minor explosion damaged the aircraft. Although methanol was used in the P.1072, jet fuel could be used for the Snarler. It was decided that reheat was a more practical proposition for boosting jet thrust than rockets. An unusual feature of
20-475: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snarler&oldid=933133847 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Armstrong Siddeley Snarler The Armstrong Siddeley Snarler was a small rocket engine used for mixed-power experiments with an early turbojet engine. and
25-402: Was the first British liquid-fuelled rocket engine to fly. Unlike other British rocket engine projects that used hydrogen peroxide as an oxidiser , Armstrong Siddeley's used liquid oxygen . The rocket engine is described as having a dry weight of 215 lbf (960 N) thrust of 2,000 lbf (8.9 kN) and a specific fuel consumption of 20 (lb/h)/lbf thrust. Work began in 1947 and
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