Blue Streak, originally long range ballistic missile, will be first stage of Europe's first heavy launcher under development; airframe consists of propulsion bay, short stress diffusion section, fuel tank, liquid oxygen tank and new transition section, or separation bay, mating with French second stage; construction details and cutaway drawings; power is supplied by 2 Rolls-Royce RZ.2 rocket engines, each completely self-contained, with its own gas generator and turbopump; specification data; upper stages and payload.


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    Title :

    Blue streak in detail


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 80 , n 2736


    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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