The Culver XPQ-15, also known as the XTD3C-1, was an American target drone developed by the Culver Aircraft Company late in World War II.
Design and development The XPQ-15 was a low-wing monoplane of conventional design. It was powered by a Franklin O-405 opposed piston engine.Parsch 2009 Design work began in 1943.Mingos 1946, p.318.
Operational history Four examples of the XPQ-15 were built for evaluation by the United States Army Air Forces in 1945; two additional aircraft were tested by the United States Navy as the XTD3C-1. No production contract was placed.
Variants XPQ-15 USAAF variant; four produced. XTD3C-1 USN variant; two produced, BuNos 29665-29666.Grossnick and Armstrong 1997, p.540.
Specifications (XPQ-15)
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External links
Photo of XPQ-15 model in Popular Science