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  • Nazi Germany: Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 range & fueled by coal

    06/23/2016 9:29:39 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 28 replies
    The Vintage News ^ | 03/11/2016
    The coal was to take the form of small granules instead of irregular lumps, to produce a controlled and even burn, and the basket was altered to a mesh drum revolving on a vertical axis at 60 rpm. A jet of flame from tanks of bottled gas would fire into the basket once the P.13a had reached operating speed (above 320 km/h), whether by using a rocket to assist take off or by being towed. The air passing through the ramjet would take the fumes from the burning coal towards the rear where they would mix under high pressure with...