Drones / UAS1930s American unmanned aerial vehicle
Radioplane OQ-2
The Radioplane OQ-2 was the first mass-produced unmanned aerial vehicle or drone in the United States, manufactured by the Radioplane Company. A follow-on version, the OQ-3, became the most widely used target drone in US service, with over 9,400 being built during World War II.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Radioplane Company
- Category
- Drones / UAS
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1939-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 64 kt
- Max speed
- 74 kt
- Range
- 1 nm
- Max takeoff weight
- 104 lb
- Powerplant
- Righter O-15-1
- Engines
- 1
- Length
- 8.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 12.3 ft
- Number built
- 15,000
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.