Temco GDD-1 (Geophysical Data Drone)

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In 1959, the Temco Aircraft Corp. built a miniature drone aircraft, designed to provide the U. S. Weather Bureau and U. S. Public Health Service with needed meteorological and air pollution data at low cost. Designated GDD-1 (for Geophysical Data Drone) the aerometric drone was powered by a 1.2hp McCoy engine and was selected in a competition against eight other firms.
 

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