
Leduc 0.10 Experimental Ramjet
The Leduc made its first powered flight on 21 April 1949 after being air-launched from above on an SE 161 Languedoc airliner. It is displayed in the Mise'e de l'Air, Paris. Note the double-skinned fuselage, with the pilot's cockpit contained in the inner module and the outer skin forming the annular duct for the 4,400-pound (2,000 kg) thrust ramjet engine.