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Well, no actually. But AvLeak had a blog article about a LockMart patent to use an F-35 style diverter-less intake to solve the problem of jet to ramjet transition in a hypersonic craft. The article explains a jet is effective up to the neighborhood of mach 2.5, while the ramjet is effective down to about mach 3.5. The diverterless inlet bump can be used to control the boundary layer and make the ramjet effective at a lower speed, thus bridging the gap.

http://tinyurl.com/27enp3

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http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a198a5de2-8163-4091-a893-5e55862b5ae8

Interesting stuff!

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