Engine: Sanger Designed Lorin Ramjet
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Work on the P.14 started in the beginning
of 1945,designed with the aid of Eugen Sanger, the aircraft was built around
a Sanger Ramjet. The ramjet formed a large part of the fuselage with it's
combustion chamber and exhaust nozzle being exposed to aid cooling. Take
off was with booster rockets fitted to a detachable launch trolley to bring
the P.14 to a speed were the Ramjet would work around 200 mph. Construction
of parts for the P.14 had begun by the end of WWII.
(Line drawing from Dan Jonson ) |
