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F-23 Ramjet Research Vehicle

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    Very long cylinder with long, tapering pointed ogival nose; two much shorter cylindrical ramjet pods at base, one on each side, each with pointed, open ramming cones facing front and pod ends slightly tapered towards base; set of two parallelogram-shaped rear fins attached in between and along side the two ramjet pods; four, equidistant holes, each one inch in diameter, running vertically in line, drilled along the base of the main body cylinder of the vehicle; end of main body cylinder, tapered down, with very short, cylindrical tip projecting from end; flush, small rectangular electrical plug plate, with four female plug slots horizontal and four female plug slots vertical, inset vertically along top of body cylinder; an identical small, rectangular electrical plug plate placed flush, vertically, along base of main body cylinder; small diameter, single threaded hole at top of main cylinder body, before tapering ogival nose; the whole vehicle painted glossy white, without any markings; flush screws throughout; one internal ramjet burner end missing, but not visible from exterior. One internal ramjet burner end, missing, but not visible from exterior.

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08/10/2022

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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