GAF Pika – Φώτο & Βίντεο

Teh GAF Jindivik είναι ένα ραδιοελεγχόμενο drone στόχου που παράγεται από τα Εργοστάσια Αεροσκαφών της Αυστραλιανής Κυβέρνησης (GAF). Το όνομα προέρχεται από μια αυστραλιανή λέξη των Αβορίγινων που σημαίνει "ο κυνηγημένος". Δύο χειροκίνητα ελεγχόμενα πρωτότυπα, κατασκευάστηκαν ως GAF Pika (Project as a proof of concept to test the aerodynamics, engine and radio control systems, serialled A92-1/2, 'B-1/2'). Το ραδιοελεγχόμενο Jindivik αρχικά ονομάστηκε Project B και έλαβε σήριαλ στη σειρά A93. Το Pika είναι μια αυστραλιανή λέξη των Αβορίγινων που σημαίνει φυλλάδιο

Πηγή: GAF Pika στη Wikipedia

Teh GAF Πίκα was a piloted prototype of a radio-controlled target drone that was developed by the Australian Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) in the early 1950s. The Pika was used to test the aerodynamics, engine and radio control systems of the drone, which was later named Jindivik, an Aboriginal word meaning “the hunted one”. The Pika was powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet engine, which had a thrust of 500 kgf. The Pika had a wingspan of 5.79 m, a length of 7.49 m and a height of 1.92 m. It had a maximum speed of 756 km/h and a service ceiling of 9,754 m.
Two Pika prototypes were built and flown from Woomera airfield in South Australia. The first one, A93-1, made its maiden flight on 4 November 1950 and was destroyed in an accident in April 1951. The second one, A93-2, flew for the first time in April 1951 and had a longer nose and exhaust cone than the first one. It is currently preserved at the Μουσείο ΡΑΑΦ at Point Cook, Victoria.