In aesthetical terms, this one would be my favorite.Still another ramjet paper project, the Nord Aviation Super Griffon
sorry i made mistake
had understand that the Ram Jet had to be "as soon as possible" ready
here a radical concept from 1950
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a VTOL Interceptor with ringwing and Ramjet for Mach 3
The pilot of such a plane would dearly hope he didn't have to eject--by the looks of it, he'd end up sucked into the jet intake.A plane with a similar layout was the Junkers EF 126 ground attacker, it was to be powered by an Argus As 044 pulsejet, only a mock-up was built. More CGs of this plane and information can be found here http://www.luft46.com/ksart/ks126.html[/IMG]
That one seems the most realistic-looking of the bunch. Of course, realism be damned, in our heart of hearts we all prefer the good old flying wing design, like the Kayaba Katsuodori you mentioned earlier.The Heinkel P.1080, like the other two interceptors shown above, was to use rocket power during acceleration and take-off. While the Focke-Wulf FW 283 was to feature a retractable undercarriage, the Skoba-Kauba SK P. 14.01 and the Heinkel P.1080 were to take off on jettisonable trolleys and use extendable skids for landings. A similar procedure was used for the Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket fighter and early reconnaissance versions of the Arado Ar 234, both of which were actually built.
Ooh, beautiful thing.Republic XF-103, a competitor in the US Air Force "1954 interceptor" competition. Forward visibility was to be achieved by means of a periscope, take-off and flight up to Mach 2 was to be under turbojet power, after that internal ramps were to be closed that ducted the air to a ramjet. Speeds of Mach 3 and beyond were envisioned. The plane was to be built largely of Titanium.
The Romanian fellow was that Coanda guy. The Coanda-1910 aircraft had a motorjet. It set itself on fire during the first taxi test, but at least Coanda figured out the Coanda effect as a result. (Fluid flows stick to surfaces. Put the bowl of a spoon in a narrow stream of water from the tap...)
The Luftwaffe's CGI Strikes Again!
Looking at those diagrams, I think the best argument for having a ramjet is that the propulsion exhaust looks awesomely Star Wars-ish
Or... or...
A giant ramjet-propelled robotic-flying spider with 40mm machine guns on each leg