Larch (rocket engine)
Rocket Engine by Rolls-Royce
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Application | 1st stage booster |
Predecessor | Gamma 8 |
Liquid-fuel engine | |
Propellant | Hydrogen peroxide / kerosene |
Performance | |
Thrust, sea-level | 7,500 lbf (33 kN) |
The Larch was a family of rocket engine intended as an upgrade to Black Arrow launch vehicles. They were manufactured by Rolls-Royce between 1965 and 1971.[1] They burned kerosene fuel and hydrogen peroxide.[2]
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Rolls-Royce Limited aero engines
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- Larch
- Rolls-Royce RZ.2
designations
and marine engines
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Gas turbines: |
- Alan Arnold Griffith
- R.W. Harvey-Bailey
- Ernest Hives
- Stanley Hooker
- Gordon Lewis
- Adrian Lombard
- Cyril Lovesey
- Harry Ricardo
- Arthur Rowledge
- Henry Royce
- Arthur Rubbra
- Spirito Mario Viale
See also Rolls-Royce Holdings and Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust