Blue Steel

[glevum]

Here are some pictures of some guidance sections from Blue Steel. The sections are part of the inertial navigation system for the missile. They came from Elliots when they closed and I think they are prototypes.

 

[glevum]

Here are the pictures, they didn't make it earlier...

 

[glevum]

And the final picture...

The sections are shaped to follow the contour of the missile.

 

[Falcon]

I saw an electronic fuze for a Blue Steel missile for sale on the net a while ago, I can't remember where.

 

[SG500]

John Carlin has a fuze for sale on his web site.
See link.
Dave.

http://www.jcmilitaria.com/search_stock.asp?start=0&offset=8

 

[SG500]

Godnoze what happened to that link, just type in blue steel on the search function on Johns web site and it'll take you there.
Dave.

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Unique History.

A really unique piece of history there !
Very nice.

 

[Tony Williams]

When I saw the heading I thought that someone had the entire missile in their collection. That would use up a bit of space...

 

[waffenamt]

I once saw a super programme on telly that showed the test launch sites of these missiles at RAF Spedaedum in Cumbria.
I would have liked to go and have a look someday but a rumour tells me thats where all the contaminated sheep were buried in the great Foot and Mouth disease outbreak back in `01 :sheep::saint:


waff

:hmmmm2: or.... Am i thinking of the Blue Streak missile programme?


cheers

waff

 

[glevum]

Waff,

Blue Streak was a ballistic missile.

Blue Steel was a rocket powered stand off nuclear bomb, launched from Vulcans.

 

[waffenamt]

Waff,

Blue Streak was a ballistic missile.

Blue Steel was a rocket powered stand off nuclear bomb, launched from Vulcans.

Thank you very much glevum.:tinysmile_shy_t:

best

waff

 

[eodda]

Hi Glevum

Blue Steel was also carried on Victors!!

Regards

eodda

 

[glevum]

I think Valiants did some of the early trials.