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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.

XPQ-15/XTD3C

Mockup of the XPQ-15
Role	Target drone Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Culver Aircraft Company
First flight	1945
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces United States Navy
Produced	6

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.[1] Design work began in 1943.[2]

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.[1]

Variants

XPQ-15: USAAF variant; four produced.[1]
XTD3C-1: USN variant; two produced, BuNos 29665-29666.[3]

Specifications (XPQ-15)

Data from Parsch [1]

Powerplant: 1 × Franklin O-405 opposed piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 220 mph (350 km/h, 190 kn)

References

Citations

Parsch 2009
Mingos 1946, p.318.
Grossnick and Armstrong 1997, p.540.

Bibliography

Grossnick, Roy A.; William J. Armstrong (1997). United States Naval Aviation, 1910–1995 (PDF). Annapolis, MD: Naval Historical Center. ISBN 0-16-049124-X. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
Mingos, Howard (1946). The Aircraft Year Book for 1946. New York: Lanciar Publishers. ASIN B000IDB7CE. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
Parsch, Andreas (2009). "PQ Series". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Culver XPQ-15.

Photo of XPQ-15 model in Popular Science

v t e Culver aircraft
Civil aircraft	Cadet Dart Model V
Military target drones	PQ-8 PQ-10 PQ-14 TD4C XPQ-15 XTD3C-1

USAAF/USAF UAV designations 1924–1962, tri-service designations 1962–present

USAAF designations
(1924-1947)

Controllable bombs	BQ-1 BQ-2 BQ-3 BQ-4 BQ-5 BQ-6 BQ-7 BQ-8
Target control aircraft	CQ-1 CQ-2 CQ-3 CQ-4
Aerial target (subscale)	OQ-1¹ OQ-2 OQ-3 OQ-4 OQ-5 OQ-6 OQ-7 OQ-8¹ OQ-9¹ OQ-10¹ OQ-11 OQ-12 OQ-13 OQ-14 OQ-15 OQ-16 OQ-17 OQ-18 OQ-19
Aerial target (full-scale)²	A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8/PQ-8 PQ-9 PQ-10 PQ-11 PQ-12 PQ-13 PQ-14 PQ-15

USAF designations
(1948-1962)

Q-1
Q-2
Q-3
Q-4
Q-5
Q-6
Q-7¹
Q-8
Q-9
Q-10
Q-11
Q-12
Q-13¹
Q-14

Tri-service designations
(1962-present)

Main series	Q-1/C Q-2 Q-3 Q-4/C Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8/C Q-9 Q-10 Q-11 Q-12 Q-13¹ Q-14 Q-15 Q-16 Q-17 Q-18 Q-19 Q-20³ RQ-20 MQ-20 Q-21 Q-22 Q-23 Q-24 Q-25 Q-26 Q-27
Non-sequential	Q-58 Q-72 Q-170 Q-180

¹ Not assigned
² Not to be confused with the Attack or Amphibious aircraft sequences.
³ Assigned to multiple types
Drones designated in missile sequence

v t e USN target drone aircraft pre-1945
Culver	TDC TD2C TD3C TD4C
Radioplane	TDD TD2D² TD3D² TD4D
McDonnell	TDD² TD2D
Frankfort	TDD² TD2D² TD3D
Bell	TDL
Naval Aircraft Factory	TDN TD2N TD3N
Interstate	TDR TD2R TD3R
¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to a different manufacturer's type See also: Drones

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