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Aviation History
1957
1957 - 1781.PDF
6 December 1957 871 Bristol Bloodhound (Red Duster) Surface-to-air.Four wrap-round solid boost motors, two Bristol Thor ramjet sustainers. Overall length, 25ft 3in; bodylength, 22ft 2in; wing span, 9ft 3in; body diameter, 21 in. Weights and performance data restricted. development rounds have been fired in thedevelopment of the propulsion, guidance and other components, and the complete Blood-hound is now in production as the standard home-defence missile operated by the RoyalAir Force. The launcher is made by M.L. Aviation. No information may be published concern-ing possible developments of Bloodhound. It is, however, pertinent to record that BristolAero-Engines have exhibited the BRJ-801 ramjet, which is very much more powerfulthan Thor and has a diameter of 18in. More than 200 Bobbin twin-engined test vehicleswere fired in the development of the earlier powerplant, backed up by extensive testing inthe company's high-altitude test plant which can simulate altitudes up to 90,000ft. DE HAVILLAND PROPELLERS Oneof the three associated companies of the de Havilland Enterprise in the United Kingdom,de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., became involved in guided-weapon work in 1951., In that yearthe company received a contract from the Ministry of Supply for the development of acompact turbo-alternator to meet electrical power requirements of missiles developed byother companies. In the same year a second contract was received for the development ofan infra-red homing head (on which early- work had already been carried out at theR.R.E., Malvern). When these contracts had been successfully completed the M.o.S.awarded the company a development contract for a complete weapon system for an air-to-airmissile with infra-red homing guidance. Origin- ally scheduled under the project designationBlue Jay,* this weapon is now popularly named Firestreak. Firestreak is of the usual "British" con-figuration, with cruciform wings and rear- rciounted control surfaces indexed in line with * Aviation Week, September 30. On the right is illustrated a complete Bristol/ fsrronti Bloodhound surface-to-air weapon, Handing on its zero-length launcher. The Stiape of the pivoting wings is noteworthy.
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