[trhway]

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronach_Lorin

coal burning ramjet!

"It was initially proposed that a wire-mesh basket holding coal be mounted behind a nose air intake, protruding slightly into the airflow and ignited by a gas burner. [...] The air passing through the ramjet would take the gases from the burning coal ..."

[flohofwoe]

Yes, not because it would be any better than the alternatives, but because this was one of countless "last ditch" efforts.