GAF Pika – Fotos y Videos

el GAF Jindivik es un dron de tiro controlado por radio producido por las Fábricas de Aviones del Gobierno Australiano (GAF). El nombre proviene de una palabra aborigen australiana que significa "el cazado". Se construyeron dos prototipos de control manual, como el GAF Pika (Proyecto como prueba de concepto para probar la aerodinámica, el motor y los sistemas de radiocontrol, serie A92-1/2, 'B-1/2'. El Jindivik controlado por radio fue inicialmente designado como Proyecto B y recibió seriales en la serie A93. Pika es una palabra aborigen australiana que significa volador

Fuente: GAF Pika en Wikipedia

el GAF Pika 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 Museo RAAF at Point Cook, Victoria.