MPSR (Modèle Probatoire à Statoréacteur Rustique) French test vehicles

[ocay]

What about this one?

 

[cardonet]

What about this one?

MPSR 2 picture
MPSR stands for Modèle Probatoire à Statoréacteur Rustique, a French test vehicle for ramjet engine. Two were launched in 1995.

 

[cardonet]

What about this one?

MPSR 2 picture
MPSR stands for Modèle Probatoire à Statoréacteur Rustique, a French test vehicle for ramjet engine. Two were launched in 1995.

A picture without the booster

 

[j129s]

A picture without the booster

There is NOT any external booster. The solid propellant load providing the initial boost is integrated directly into the combustion chamber for the ramjet. No rear end is jettisoned after the boost phase, the chamber is just empty and immediately available for the ramjet engine to be ignited.