Ramjet propulsion system

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A RAMJET ENGINE UTILIZING SOLID AND LIQUID PROPELLANTS COMPRISING AN INNER SHELL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A PROPELLANT AND HAVING AN EXHAUST NOZZLE IN ONE END FOR THE EXHAUST OF SAID PROPELLANT, AN OUTER SHELL CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER SHELL AND HAVING A CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN OPEN AT THE FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS OF SAID OUTER SHELL, SAID REAR PORTION OF SAID OUTER SHELL INCLUDING AN EXHAUST AREA, A LIQUID PROPELLANT WITHIN SAID INNER SHELL, A SOLID PROPELLANT WITHIN SAID INNER SHELL, MEANS SEPARATING SAID LIQUID AND SOLID PROPELLANTS, FUEL NOZZLE MEANS FOR SAID LIQUID PROPELLANT COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER, VALVE MEANS NORMALLY CLOSING SAID FUEL NOZZLE MEANS, A CLOSURE MEMBER POSITIONED OVER THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OF SAID INNER SHELL, MEANS CONNECTING SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AND SAID VALVE MEANS TO HOLD SAID VALVE MEANS IN POSITION TO CLOSE SAID FUEL NOZZLE MEANS, WHEREBY THE EXHAUST GASES FROM THE SOLID PROPELLANT WILL BLOW OFF THE CLOSURE MEMBER AND RELEASE THE VALVE MEANS TO OPEN THE FUEL NOZZLE MEANS AND PREMIT THE LIQUID PROPELLANT TO PASS INTO SAID CHAMBER WHERE IT WILL BE VAPORIZED AND DIRECTED TO THE REAR EXHAUST AREA TO INCREASE THE THRUST.