Bloodhound (missile)
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The Bristol Bloodhound is a British ramjet powered surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s. It served as the UK's main air defence weapon into the 1990s and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other countries.
A Bloodhound missile at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London.
Bloodhound Mk II missiles deployed to Germany for exercise REFORGER '82.
Before-and-after detonation of a K11A1 continuous rod warhead intended for Bloodhound Mk.2
One of the two Bristol Thor ramjet engines of a Bloodhound missile
Ramjet
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A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that requires forward motion of the engine to provide air for combustion. Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around Mach 3 and can operate up to Mach 6.
An AQM-60 Kingfisher, the first production ramjet to enter service with the US military
Upper engine is a ramjet on the Bloodhound missile
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Bristol Thor ramjet modified for display purposes. Two Thor engines were used on the Bristol Bloodhound missile