Fulmar (rocket)

The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket. It was related to the Spanish INTA-300.

The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aerojet, 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.

Launches

The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed.

References

1. Fulmar (disambiguation)
2. List of sounding rockets
3. Fairey Firefly
4. List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft in World War II
5. Odyssey (launch platform)
6. HMS Illustrious (87)
7. Projectile use by non-human organisms
8. Fighter catapult ship
9. Fairey Aviation Company
10. Carrier aircraft used during World War II
11. Eric Brown (pilot)
12. Bristol Aeroplane Company
13. INTA-300
14. HMS Ark Royal (91)
15. List of aircraft of World War II
16. Semi-submersible platform
17. HMS Nairana (D05)
18. Carmel, New York
19. List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
20. Nairana-class escort carrier