Bristol Thor
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title:
Bristol Thor
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The Bristol Thor, latterly Bristol Siddeley BS.1009 Thor, was a 16-inch (41 cm) diameter ramjet engine developed by Bristol Aero Engines for the Bristol Bloodhound anti-aircraft missile. Although Bristol Aero Engines acquired ramjet technology from the US company Marquardt, BAE put considerable effort into developing the Thor unit, including the construction of a high altitude test plant (HATP) at their Patchway site, with a supersonic test cell. The Bloodhound Mk.1 could attain a speed of Mach
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1950s British ramjet missile engine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Thor
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2023-06-26T19:42:43Z
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