The Škoda-Kauba Aircraft Industries, located in a suburb of Nazi-occupied Prague,[2] designed the SK P14 as a single-seat monoplane powered by a Sänger ramjet engine. Since the ramjet had a diameter of 1.5 m and a length of 9.5 m, the massive engine and its tubular air-intake duct formed most of the fuselage structure. The cockpit had the pilot flying the aircraft in a prone position. Its landing gear was a retractable skid. In order to bring the ramjet to a speed where it would work, take off was by means of booster rockets fitted to a three-wheel detachable dolly. Only parts of the aircraft had been built when the project was terminated.
Variants
The Skoda-Kauba SK P14 project had two different variants. Both of them would be powered by a single Sänger ramjet that would give the aircraft a speed nearing 1000 km/h.[citation needed]
SK P14.01
Ramjet-powered interceptor with a wingspan of 7 m and a length of 9.85 m. Its armament was a MK 108 cannon located above the cockpit.
SK P14.02
A similar interceptor project similar to the Sk P.14.01 but with a shortened fuselage and wings set in a more forward position.
Proyectos inconclusos de la aeronáutica alemana de la S.G.M. (in Spanish)
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Škoda, kauba, Škoda, kauba, ramjet, powered, emergency, fighter, project, luftwaffe, designed, Škoda, kauba, industries, towards, world, part, third, reich, defense, effort, against, devastating, allied, bombing, raids, p14skoda, kauba, 01role, interceptornati. The Skoda Kauba SK P14 was a ramjet powered emergency fighter project for the Luftwaffe It was designed by the Skoda Kauba industries towards the end of World War II as part of the Third Reich defense effort against the devastating allied bombing raids SK P14Skoda Kauba SK P14 01Role InterceptorNational origin Occupied CzechoslovakiaManufacturer Skoda KaubaStatus Terminated by end of warPrimary user LuftwaffeNumber built 0 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 2 1 SK P14 01 2 2 SK P14 02 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDesign and development EditEngineer Eugen Sanger worked on this Rene Lorin ramjet fighter project after his Silbervogel proposal for a suborbital glider to the Reich Air Ministry was rejected The fighter was an approved project in line with the 1944 designs of the High Command of the Luftwaffe for basic interceptors 1 The Skoda Kauba Aircraft Industries located in a suburb of Nazi occupied Prague 2 designed the SK P14 as a single seat monoplane powered by a Sanger ramjet engine Since the ramjet had a diameter of 1 5 m and a length of 9 5 m the massive engine and its tubular air intake duct formed most of the fuselage structure The cockpit had the pilot flying the aircraft in a prone position Its landing gear was a retractable skid In order to bring the ramjet to a speed where it would work take off was by means of booster rockets fitted to a three wheel detachable dolly Only parts of the aircraft had been built when the project was terminated Variants EditThe Skoda Kauba SK P14 project had two different variants Both of them would be powered by a single Sanger ramjet that would give the aircraft a speed nearing 1000 km h citation needed SK P14 01 Edit Ramjet powered interceptor with a wingspan of 7 m and a length of 9 85 m Its armament was a MK 108 cannon located above the cockpit SK P14 02 Edit A similar interceptor project similar to the Sk P 14 01 but with a shortened fuselage and wings set in a more forward position See also EditEmergency Fighter Program Bell X 5Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Focke Wulf Volksjager Messerschmitt P 1079 51Related lists List of German aircraft projects 1939 45 List of military aircraft of Germany by manufacturerReferences Edit Titz Zdenek and Zazvonil Jaroslav Kauba s Dwarfs Flying Review International November 1965 pp 169 172 Skoda Kauba FlugzeugbauExternal links EditSkoda Kauba SK P 14 Ramjet Fighter Skoda Kauba Sk P 14 02 Pictures Proyectos inconclusos de la aeronautica alemana de la S G M in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skoda Kauba P14 amp oldid 1134379866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
