GAF Pika - fotod ja videod

2007 GAF Jindivik on raadio teel juhitav sihtdroon, mida toodab Austraalia valitsuse lennukitehas (GAF). Nimi on pärit Austraalia aborigeenide sõnast, mis tähendab "kütitud". Kaks käsitsi juhitavat prototüüpi ehitati GAF Pikaks (projekt kontseptsiooni tõestuseks aerodünaamika, mootori ja raadio juhtimissüsteemide testimiseks, seeriaviisiline A92-1/2, "B-1/2". Raadio teel juhitav Jindivik nimetati algselt projektiks B ja sai seeriaid A93 seerias. Pika on Austraalia aborigeenide sõna, mis tähendab lendajat

Allikas: GAF Pika Vikipeedias

2007 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 RAAF-i muuseum at Point Cook, Victoria.