Radioplane OQ-12

American WWII target drone
OQ-12
Role Target drone
Type of aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Radioplane
First flight October 1941
Primary user USAAF
Number built 1

The Radioplane OQ-12 (company designation RP-6[1] was a target drone in the United States, manufactured by the Radioplane company.

Design and development

The OQ-12 design had a round, cigar-shaped fuselage, a single 1 1/2 hp piston engine which drove counter rotating propellers, and a weight of 45 pounds. The wing had a cantilever structure and was of plywood construction.[1]

The OQ-12 was most likely intended as a competitor to the Simmonds Aerocessories OQ-11, and it first flew in October 1941, but remained a prototype only.[2][3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/Radioplane%20Company%20Model%20Numbers%20200dpi.pdf
  2. ^ US Army Air Forces: "Army Aircraft Model Designations", 1946
  3. ^ "Radioplane OQ-12".

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