The Bristol Siddeley BS.605 was a British take off assist

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of the mid-1960s that used

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and

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propellant.

Design and development

The BS.605 design was based on the smaller of two combustion chambers of the earlier

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. A pair of retractable BS.605 engines were fitted to Buccaneer S.50 strike aircraft of the

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for

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operations. The BS.605 was also considered for the Bluebird CMN-8, a design for a supersonic

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car, to be driven by

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Applications

* Blackburn Buccaneer S.50

Engines on display

*A complete BS.605 and exploded working parts of a second engine are on display at the Midland Air Museum. *A preserved BS.605 is part of the engine collection on display at the

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.Royal Air Force Museum, Bristol Siddeley BS.605
Retrieved – 27 August 2014 *A preserved BS.605 is part of the engine collection on display at the

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in Derby.

Specifications

References

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Design and development

Applications

Engines on display

Specifications

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