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TDN
Country | United States |
Manufacturer | Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory |
Primary Role | Other |
Maiden Flight | 15 November 1942 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe TDN assault drones were unamnned aircraft developed by US Navy's Naval Aircraft Factory between Feb 1942 and 1943 to deliver torpedoes without risking the lives of airmen. John S. Kean was the project manager overseeing the development. These wooden aircraft used either television or radar as its guidance system. Despite that they were meant to be unmanned aircraft, some of them featured conventional cockpits for use by test pilots. None of the 4 prototype drones and 100 production drones built ever saw front line service.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Mar 2014
TDN Timeline
15 Nov 1942Â | The TDN assault drone took its first flight. |
SPECIFICATIONS
TDN-1
Machinery | Two Lycoming O-435-2 6-cyl piston engines rated at 220hp each |
Armament | 1x910kg bomb or torpedo |
Span | 15.00 m |
Length | 11.00 m |
Speed, Cruising | 233 km/h |
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