GAF 피카 – 사진 및 동영상

Tthe GAF 진디빅 호주 정부 항공기 공장(GAF)에서 생산한 무선 조종 표적 드론입니다. 이름은 "사냥감"을 의미하는 호주 원주민 단어에서 유래했습니다. 두 개의 수동 제어 프로토 타입은 GAF Pika (공기 역학, 엔진 및 무선 제어 시스템을 테스트하기위한 개념 증명으로 프로젝트, A92-1 / 2, 'B-1 / 2'로 직렬화되었습니다. 무선 조종 Jindivik은 처음에 프로젝트 B로 지정되었으며 A93 시리즈에서 일련 번호를 받았습니다. 피카(Pika)는 전단지를 의미하는 호주 원주민 단어입니다

소스: 위키백과의 GAF Pika

Tthe GAF 피카 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 박물관 at Point Cook, Victoria.