Engineering:Culver PQ-10

PQ-10
Role	Target drone
National origin	Culver Aircraft Company
Primary user	United States Army Air Forces
Number built	0
Developed from	Culver Model MR

The Culver PQ-10 was an American target drone, designed by the Culver Aircraft Company for use by the United States Army Air Forces . Designed in 1941, the project was cancelled before any aircraft flew.

Design and development

The prototype XPQ-10 was ordered by the United States Army Air Forces in 1941. Derived from the civilian Culver Model MR, the XPQ-10 was a high-wing monoplane equipped with twin Franklin O-300 engines and a fixed tricycle landing gear. Plans were made for the production of PQ-10 series aircraft; however, before the XPQ-10 was completed, the project was cancelled.

Specifications (XPQ-10)

Data from Parsch

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 (Optional)
• Length: 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)
• Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
• Height: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
• Powerplant: 2 × Franklin O-300 opposed piston engines, 175 hp (130 kW) each

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Naval Aircraft Factory TDN

Related lists

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Juptner, Joseph P. U.S. Civil Aircraft Series, Volume 8. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993. ISBN:978-0830643738.
• Parsch, Andreas (2009). "PQ Series". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones. designation-systems.net. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/pq#_PQ10.html. Retrieved 2011-02-16.