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Old March 30th 04, 06:15 PM
Vorsanger1
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The May '04 of the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine carries an interesting
article on the development of the QT-2 "spy plane" in the late 60s during the
Vietnam War.

The prototype test airplane was a Schweitzer 2-32 on which a Continental 0-200
engine was mounted on top of the fuselage behind the cockpit. The engine drove
a long shaft above the canopy to an 8-ft, 4-blade propeller. "QT" was the
designation for "Quiet Thrust". It could be barely heard at 250 ft, not at all
at 800 ft. Operational tests were apparently succesful, and production
airplanes using the technology of quiet engines were developed as the YO-3,
which bore only a very distant resemblance to the original Schweitzer 2-32.
Only the tail assembly shows the origin.

Cheer, Charles
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Old March 31st 04, 05:07 AM
John H. Campbell
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The May '04 of the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine carries an
interesting
article on the development of the QT-2 "spy plane" in the late 60s during

the
Vietnam War.


A great story and testament to SAC's service to military and research
airframe needs. Nothing to do with motorgliders, however, and the "first'
of those goes back much further, to the Nelson Hummingbird, Bowlus
Dragonfly... and the motorized gliders at the Rhoen late1920's.

The core of one of the prototype QT-PCs (also X-26B), N2472W, flies happily
today at Boulder, restored as one of the nicest SGS 2-32s around (S/N 67,
IIRC). It gave another couple of "double" rides today. As a nostalgic nod
by its restorer, Bruce Miller, it wears a Lockheed decal and project
airframe serial number as well as a SAC logo. Come fly it at Mile High
Gliding!


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Old March 31st 04, 05:56 AM
Shawn Curry
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John H. Campbell wrote:
The May '04 of the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine carries an


interesting

article on the development of the QT-2 "spy plane" in the late 60s during


the

Vietnam War.



A great story and testament to SAC's service to military and research
airframe needs. Nothing to do with motorgliders, however, and the "first'
of those goes back much further, to the Nelson Hummingbird, Bowlus
Dragonfly... and the motorized gliders at the Rhoen late1920's.

The core of one of the prototype QT-PCs (also X-26B), N2472W, flies happily
today at Boulder, restored as one of the nicest SGS 2-32s around (S/N 67,
IIRC). It gave another couple of "double" rides today. As a nostalgic nod
by its restorer, Bruce Miller, it wears a Lockheed decal and project
airframe serial number as well as a SAC logo. Come fly it at Mile High
Gliding!


Featured in a very nice Soaring cover some years back too.
Best I could find
http://tinyurl.com/2jszu

Shawn
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Old March 31st 04, 06:03 AM
Shawn Curry
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Featured in a very nice Soaring cover some years back too.
Best I could find
http://tinyurl.com/2jszu

Shawn


OK, this is a better shot.
http://www.nicophoto.com/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=1
 




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