Raketentriebwerk

Triebwerk Rolls-Royce RZ2, der ersten Stufe der ELDO-Europa II-Trägerrakete

Dating

1962

Persons

Rolls-Royce Ldt. (Rolls Royce) (1906), Hersteller/in, archivalisch belegt

ELDO European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization, Erfinder/in, archivalisch belegt

Description

Triebwerk Rolls-Royce RZ2, der ersten Stufe der ELDO-Europa II-Trägerrakete - Während seiner Brenndauer von 3 Minuten verbraucht das Triebwerk insgesamt 16698 Liter Kerosin. - Bedeutung: Stellt neue Generation von Raketentriebwerken für Betrieb mit flüssigem Sauerstoff und Kerosin dar. Diese Typen wurden von Rocketdyne (USA) konstruiert und von Rolls-Royce weiterentwickelt (1962).

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "B Pack" (auf Gestell)

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Material / Technique

Metall

Dimensions

182 x 194 x 361 cm 750 kg

Inventory number

VHS-4265

Legend

Rolls-Royce RZ2 Rocket Engine, GB 1962 First Stage of a Launch Vehicle The RZ2 rocket engine from Rolls-Royce is a engine for liquid oxygen and kerosene. It is a further development of its predecessor RZ1, which in turn was based on an American engine of the type Rocketdyne S-3D. In the 1960s, it was planned to use the RZ2 to power the British military medium-range ballistic missile Blue Streak, though this never made it to the troops. Instead, two RZ2 engines were used as the first of four stages in the 31.7 m high Europa 2 launch vehicle that had been developed by the ELDO (European Launcher Deve¬lopment Organisation) to make Europe independent of the USA. However, the first and only launch of a Europa 2 on 5 November 1971 in French-Guyana misfired. A different first stage was planned for the follow-up project Europa 3, which later formed the basis for ESA’s Ariane 1, and the development of the RZ2 was stopped.