Target Drone - Radioplane OQ-19D
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OQ-19
Radioplane OQ-19D
Specifications
- Wingspan: 11 ft 6 in
- Length: 13 ft 5 in
- Height: 2 ft 7 in
- Weight: 430 lbs (loaded)
- Max. Speed: 184 mph
- Service Ceiling: 15,000 ft
- Range: 122 miles
- Engines: 1 McCulloch 0-100-1 with 72 horsepower
A development of the OQ-17, the OQ-19 design was designed by Radioplane and built by Radioplane and Helio. Eventually the design was taken over by Northrop and became known as the Ventura.
Although the OQ designation series became in disuse in 1948 and those aircraft remaining were being redesignated in the Q series, the OQ-19 designation remained in use until 18 September 1962 when it was replaced by designations in the M-33 series. By May 1984 more than 48,000 had been built for a number of countries, with production continuing.
The design was also associated with the MX-721 project.
The designation YOQ-19 was assigned to prototypes which were tested in July 1945. They were similar to the US Navy’s KD2R-1. This version had the O-90-1 engine.
The OQ-19A was the first production version and the only known serials were 60-3769/5373. Serials 60-6094/6593 were associated with the OQ-19 designation.
The XOQ-19B had a McCullough O-100-1 engine and metal wings and flew for the first time in 1950. The production version of this was the OQ-19B which were built with serials 55-709/2708, 55-4801/4806, 56-4470/6669, 57-5102/5751, 58-4597/5278, 58-5527/6891, 59-2875/4141, 59-5048/5787 and 59-5930/5954. On 18 September 1962 the designation MQM-33A was assigned.
The OQ-19C version, to which the specifications apply only, had 389 built and these were redesignated as MQM-33B on 18 September 1962.
The OQ-19D version was similar to the OQ-19C but had the O-100-1 engine. Serials included GM54-239/1126, 57-3102/5101, 58-2327/3016, 58-3097/4596, 59-537/1442, 59-5788/5915, 60-1149/2077 as well as GM52-1722 and GM53-1920. They were similar to the US Navy’s KD2R-3 and were redesignated as MQM-33C on 18 September 1962.
The OQ-19E designation referred to the Radioplane RP-92 which appeared in 1960 but was not put into production. The version had a McCulloch O-150-4 engine.
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