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Radioplane RP-76
The AQM-38 was an American target drone, developed during the 1950s by the Radioplane Company, Radioplane Division of the Northrop Corporation, Newbury Park, California, Newbury Park, California, and manufactured by its Ventura Division at Van Nuys, California. p. 7794. Extensively used for surface-to-air missile training, over two thousand were built during its production run and it saw continued use within the United States Army and United States Navy for nearly twenty years. Design and development [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F-89 Scorpion
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first United States Air Force (USAF) jet fighters equipped with guided missiles and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons (the unguided Genie rocket). Design and development The Scorpion stemmed from a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Air Technical Service Command specification ("Military Characteristics for All-Weather Fighting Aircraft") for a night fighter to replace the P-61 Black Widow. The preliminary specification, sent to aircraft manufacturers on 28 August 1945, required two engines and an armament of six guns, either machine guns or autocannon. The revised specification was issued on 23 November; it did not specify jet propulsion, but the desired maximum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
