Bölkow P 110.0 unmanned guided weapons system

Dorsal-view drawing of Bölkow P 110.0 unmanned guided weapons system.

Design concept for a high-altitude supersonic fighter-interceptor (the VJ 101). Requirements by the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg, "Ministry of Defense") on 2 February 1957.

The P 110.0 design, was an unmanned guided weapons system based on the SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère. It was soon apparent that it would not be able to meet the ambitious performance requirements, so Bölkow concentrated on working with Heinkel and Messerschmitt on their designs.

Variant A

• Power: Bristol Orpheus 12 engine with 3,090 kg (6,800 lb) of thrust
• Weight: 3,925 kg (8,650 lb)

Variant B

• Power: Bristol Orpheus 12 engine with 3,090 kg (6,800 lb) of thrust supplemented by two General Electric J85 engines, each producing 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of thrust in afterburner.
• Weight: 3,600 kg (7,900 lb)

Variant C

• Power: single General Electric J85 engine; without afterburning it produced only 1,200 kg (2,650 lb) of thrust, but this was augmented with a rocket motor for take-off.
• Weight: 1,660 kg (3,500 lb)

Sources:
ttp://www.aiaa.org/tc/vstol/unbuilt/
The V/STOL Encyclopedia Series: Volume 1 Germany 16 July 2001.

Back during the missile and drone craze of the late '50's. Of course, the current generation of droneheads don't seem to be interested in learning from history. [sighs]

Grey Havoc said:

Back during the missile and drone craze of the late '50's. Of course, the current generation of droneheads don't seem to be interested in learning from history. [sighs]

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Learning what exactly?

That putting all your marbles into the basket marked 'Drones and missiles' is a very bad idea'.

Maybe this is interesting?
Patent shows a mobile launcher for the P.110.
DE1156661B
Boelkow Entwicklungen KG 1959
Title: Transportfahrzeug fuer Flugkoerper
Inventor: Erich Haberkorn
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE1156661B