Stonechat
Stage · UK
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Credit: via Jean-Jacques Serra
British single stage hypersonic test vehicles using variants of the Stonechat solid rocket motor.
Subtopics
- Stonechat-1 RO solid rocket engine. Largest solid rocket motor ever produced in Britain. Motor developed for hypersonic research vehicle. Subsequently used in Falstaff test vehicle. Stonechat I first stage.
- Stonechat I British sounding rocket. Single stage hypersonic test vehicle using the Stonechat I solid rocket motor.
Falstaff British sounding rocket. Single stage hypersonic test vehicle using the Stonechat II solid rocket motor.
Related
- Family
- test vehicle
- Country
- UK
- Agency
- Royal Aerospace Establishment, RO
Chronology
8 events
1969 October 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Stonechat I.- HRV 933 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1975 May 9
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).
1976 February 10
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).
1978 May 23
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1978 September 15
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 97 km (60 mi).
1978 December 6
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi).
1979 February 14
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).
1979 April 4
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).