bpenikas via Papermodels II wrote:
Kettering Bug: an experimental, unmanned aerial torpedo, a forerunner of present -day cruise missiles. The prototype Bug delivered to the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1918near the end of the war.
100 years ago... There really is nothing new under the sun, is there? Mike
Engine : 4 cylinder, 40-horsepower De Palma mass-produced by the Ford Motor Company for about $40 each. Fuselage constructed of wood laminates and paper-mache. Wings were made of cardboard. Length: 12 ft 6 in. Wingspan: 15 ft Height: 7.7 ft Loaded weight: 530 lb Cruise Speed: 50 mph Range: 75 miles Launched using a dolly-and-track system , similar to the method used by the Wright Brothers in 1903. The Bug could fly at 50 mph. When arriving over its target a cam dropped down shutting the engine off, retracting the hold down bolts for the wings which fell off. Impact detonated the payload of 180 lb of explosives. Model build : Model on Dolly & Track: Length: 9 in. Height: 5 in. Width: 4 1/2 in. Kettering Bug:Length: 7 in. Height:2 in. Wing Span:7 in. http://www.murphs-models.com/x-planes BP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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