• Source: Globe KD4G Quail

The Globe KD4G Quail was an American target drone, built by the Globe Aircraft Corporation for use by the United States Navy.




Design and development


A catapult-launched, high-wing monoplane, the KD4G was of all-metal construction. The Quail was launched by a catapult; power was supplied by a two-cylinder Kiekhaefer O-45 opposed piston engine producing 35 horsepower (26 kW).




Operational history


The KD4G-1 first flew in 1949; soon afterwards an improved version, the KD4G-2, was introduced, however neither variant was produced in significant numbers.




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Globe KD4G Quail
• List of aircraft (G–Gn)
• List of unmanned aerial vehicles
• Globe Aircraft Corporation
• Righter O-45
• History of unmanned aerial vehicles
• List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)