Vickers Valiant Super Sprite Rocket Engine Original Vintage Press Photo (27 aug 1956) vickers valiant (the most powerful bombers in service with the raf) are being fitted with auxiliary rocket engines to assist take off.find out. The b.2 prototype was used for tests for a few years, including the clearance of rocket assisted take offs, for the valiant b.1 at hot or high airfields, using two super sprite rocket motors. it also did extensive taxiing tests to investigate the cause of brake judder which caused a fatigue failure of the landing gear. it was scrapped in 1958.
Vickers Valiant Super Sprite Rocket Engine Original Vintage Press Photo The super sprite was packaged as a self contained engine in its own nacelle, jettisoned after take off and retrieved by parachute. inflatable air bags cushioned its impact with the ground. to obtain a clean separation from the carrier aircraft, the production engines fitted to the vickers valiant had a small canard vane at the nose, pitching. Initial valiant production aircraft featured four rolls royce avon 201 turbojet engines, with 42.3 kn (4,310 kgp 9,500 lbf) thrust each. trials were performed with de havilland super sprite liquid rocket booster engines, one attached under each engine pair, with the boosters dropped by parachute after take off. The de havilland super sprite, the first liquid propellant rocket engine to have successfully completed a british government type approval test, which was in full production for the royal air force. the engine was fitted to the vickers valiant four jet bomber within droppable containers. the super sprite rocket engine was used as a boost engine. In june 1956 the valiant was flown with super sprite high test peroxide motors for rocket assisted take off. water methanol injection was fitted as standard to all valiants for use in take off and for extra power boost in high ambient temperatures and in other operational conditions.
Vickers Valiant Super Sprite Rocket Engine Original Manufacturers Photo The de havilland super sprite, the first liquid propellant rocket engine to have successfully completed a british government type approval test, which was in full production for the royal air force. the engine was fitted to the vickers valiant four jet bomber within droppable containers. the super sprite rocket engine was used as a boost engine. In june 1956 the valiant was flown with super sprite high test peroxide motors for rocket assisted take off. water methanol injection was fitted as standard to all valiants for use in take off and for extra power boost in high ambient temperatures and in other operational conditions. Ali has just sent me a box full of goodies for the upcoming alley cat valiant maxi set resin and pe upgrade set for the airfix valiant. i have a vested interest in this one as i did the design work for the tail planes, wing tips and the masters for the super sprites, so if they are wrong you know who to blame the set is of superb quality and very comprehensive, the resin bubble free as to be. Our price: £7.00. ac72018c. vickers valiant super sprite set. designed for the airfix kit. although the super sprite was only a tested on the valiant and was not used operationally, these are super little additions to the kit and could certainly be used to do a few 'what if' schemes for the valiant. two sprites are supplied and some plastic.
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