1940s American target drone
The Radioplane OQ-6 was a target drone developed by the Radioplane Company under the designation RP-14 and evaluated by the United States Army Air Forces for service use. A small number were procured, but major production contracts were cancelled by the end of World War II.
Design and development.
The Radioplane RP-14 was a small aircraft of conventional design, with a strut-braced monoplane wing and conventional empennage; power was from a Righter O-45 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine. An improved version, the RP-15, replaced the O-45 with a McCulloch O-90. The airframe was improved over the company's preceding OQ-3, with improved streamlining.
Operational history.
The RP-14 first flew in November 1944; designated OQ-6 by the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), evaluation led to the development of the improved RP-15, designated OQ-6A, and orders for production of the aircraft in quantity were placed. These orders were cancelled due to the end of World War II; however, some OQ-6s, redesignated XOQ-6A, were still in service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948.
Initial version powered by Righter O-45
USAAF designation of RP-14.
Improved version of RP-14 with McCulloch O-90; top speed .
USAAF designation of RP-15.
USAF redesignation of surviving OQ-6s and OQ-6As.
Specifications (OQ-6).
"Data from" Parsch 2003General characteristics* Crew: None* Length: * Wingspan: * Gross weight: * Powerplant: 1 × Righter O-45
 horizontally-opposed piston engine, 
Performance* Maximum speed: (, ) 
See also.
Related lists
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;
 ;templatestyles src="Refbegin/styles.css" / ;