de Havilland Spectre

Spectre
de Havilland Spectre on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
TypeRocket engine
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturerde Havilland
First run1952
Major applicationsSaunders-Roe SR.53

The de Havilland Spectre is a rocket engine that was built by the de Havilland Engine Company in the 1950s. It was one element of the intended mixed power-plant for combination rocket-jet interceptor aircraft of the Royal Air Force, such as the Saunders-Roe SR.177.

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