Fulmar (rocket)
The
Fulmar was a
two-stage British elevator research
rocket. The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aero Jet, consisted of a Heron starting stage with 107 kN thrust and a Snipe upper stage with 16.7 kN thrust. The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres. It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres. The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at
Andoya; the last launch, on
March 19,
1979, failed.
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*http://www.univ.perp.fr/fuseurop/fulma_e.htm
