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ww2 training drones
anyone got one, or a manual?
fellow radio fan has restored the ground control radio transmitter and the drones receiver curious about how receiver output was translated to control surfaces might be interesting to tote one around to flyins if we can find ALL the parts... |
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tongaloa
Regional (sp) Denny (the actor in Hollywood) set up a company and built 'drones' for target practice in WWII. I doubt if any of the airframes still exist outside of museums? Go to Google and search for WWII drones (and other names) to see if you find anything. Contact the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, OH and see if they have the plans and you might get a copy to build one. The Aerospace museum in Washington, DC might also have plans where you could get a copy. As I recall they were built like Model Aircraft of that era so if one was in an attic probably not flyable today?? Best of luck Big John On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:45:29 -0400, tongaloa wrote: anyone got one, or a manual? fellow radio fan has restored the ground control radio transmitter and the drones receiver curious about how receiver output was translated to control surfaces might be interesting to tote one around to flyins if we can find ALL the parts... |
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"Big John" wrote in message ... tongaloa Regional (sp) Denny Reginald Denny. |
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"(sp)" Tnx. I was just trying to give a clue. (Point the way). Tongaloa note! Big John On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:48:33 -0400, "Ron Natalie" wrote: "Big John" wrote in message ... tongaloa Regional (sp) Denny Reginald Denny. |
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"Big John" wrote ...
tongaloa Regional (sp) Denny (the actor in Hollywood) set up a company and built 'drones' for target practice in WWII. I doubt if any of the airframes still exist outside of museums? Wandering around Arlington a few of years ago I noticed in one of the hangars what looked like a 5/8ths plywood P-40 disassembled on the floor. I asked the guy in the hanger about it and he said it was a World War II target drone. It could be flown by a pilot or radio controlled. There was a fire in that hangar a couple of years ago and I never found out if it survived or not. Rich |
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Rich
As I recall from many years ago. The Denny birds were small, 6-10 feet large model airplanes. Culver also built a radio controlled bird that was used as a drone and could also be ferried with a pilot in the single seat cockpit. Nomenclature was PQ-14 and many times called a Culver Cadet. There was an earlier version with fixed gear called PQ-8. The PQ-14 had retractable gear and fixed pitch prop. Go to Google and search for PQ-14 to get more detailed info. EAA and Planes of Fame museums both have one. Big John On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:52:56 -0700, "Richard Isakson" wrote: "Big John" wrote ... tongaloa Regional (sp) Denny (the actor in Hollywood) set up a company and built 'drones' for target practice in WWII. I doubt if any of the airframes still exist outside of museums? Wandering around Arlington a few of years ago I noticed in one of the hangars what looked like a 5/8ths plywood P-40 disassembled on the floor. I asked the guy in the hanger about it and he said it was a World War II target drone. It could be flown by a pilot or radio controlled. There was a fire in that hangar a couple of years ago and I never found out if it survived or not. Rich |
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"Big John" wrote in message ... Rich As I recall from many years ago. The Denny birds were small, 6-10 feet large model airplanes. Culver also built a radio controlled bird that was used as a drone and could also be ferried with a pilot in the single seat cockpit. Nomenclature was PQ-14 and many times called a Culver Cadet. There was an earlier version with fixed gear called PQ-8. The PQ-14 had retractable gear and fixed pitch prop. Go to Google and search for PQ-14 to get more detailed info. EAA and Planes of Fame museums both have one. Big John One of these survives today, and flies semi-regularly, from Hickory NC -- Jim in NC |
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