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OQ-5

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OQ-5
General information
TypeTarget drone
National origin
United States
ManufacturerRadioplane
Statusexperimental
Primary userUSAAF
Number built1
History
First flight1943

The Radioplane OQ-5 (company designation RP-7[1]) was an experimental target drone built in the United States in World War II.

Design and development

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The OQ-5 was similar to the Radioplane OQ-2 in having a wingspan measuring 12 feet (3.7 meters) and counter-rotating propellers but differed in being of plywood construction and having a plywood cantilever wing. Only one example of the OQ-5 was built, but no production order was ever placed.[2][3][1]

See also

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Related lists

References

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  1. 1 2 "Radioplane company model numbers - Development of Radio Controlled Targets" (PDF). www.secretprojects.co.uk.
  2. US Army Air Forces: "Army Aircraft Model Designations", 1946
  3. "OQ-5".
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