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Letter: Letters: Wrong jet

Published 10 July 1993

From R. PAIN

In the article on the scramjet (Technology, 19 June), reference was made to
the ‘ramjet’ which powered the V1 flying bomb.

The V1 had a pulse jet, which is quite different. Whereas a ramjet requires
forward speed to work, the pulse jet was always started up and running
before launching.

R. Pain
Romney Marsh, Kent

Issue no. 1881 published 10 July 1993

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