Unmanned Beechcraft projects

[hesham]

Hi,

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740014523_1974014523.pdf

 

[Stargazer]

A proposed twin-fuselage RPV:

 

[hesham]

Hi,

I can't ID this Beech TV-guided propellered RPV ?.

http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=mzWswaAaeEAC&pg=PA69&dq=swivel+wing+aircraft&hl=ar&ei=qcQvTN_iJZWSjAetu4TDBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=swivel%20wing%20aircraft&f=true

 

[Tophe]

Sorry, this is the first time I see this twin-fuselage Beech project of 1971-72. :-[

 

[Stargazer]

This picture was available a while ago on the web, and bears the mention "Beech 1002" on it. Any idea what this could be? I'm not very familiar with missiles and find it pretty intriguing.

 

[Orionblamblam]

A towed target.

Similar to this:

 

[Stargazer]

The unbuilt Beechcraft Raider of 1985 was meant as a recoverable tactical UAV for active and passive countermeasures, and was derived from the basic MQM-107 Streaker design. Does anyone know if it was a company-developed project or if it was a response to some official specification that was later canceled?

 

[Stargazer]

Raider. At the Paris Air Show in June 1985, Beech unveiled a new MQM-107 variant called Raider. Little is known of this remotely piloted vehicle except that it is designed to carry modular payloads of both active and passive countermeasures, decoys, and reconnaissance systems. An internal payload capacity of 45.5 kilograms (100 lb) is featured. The powerplant is a Microturbo TRI 60-2 Model 73 engine, and it has the same basic dimensions as the MQM-107B. The Raider program is now dormant.

From: Forecast International

 

[hesham]

Hi,


here is some Beech APV.


https://archive.org/stream/missilesrockets1415unse#page/126/mode/2up

 

[hesham]

here is some Beech APV.

And anther page;


https://archive.org/stream/missilesrockets1419unse#page/n309/mode/2up

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

This link mentions that the PD-121 had a cruise range of 230 miles and a top speed of Mach 3.

 

[RAP]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Beechcraft...383035?hash=item3b428993fb:g:bZgAAOSwr05eUB5j

 

[Stargazer]

While looking for something in my files, I came across these Mach 5 and Mach 7 target drone projects from Beechcraft.
They appeared in a series of advertisements published during the late 1950s and describing the company's "Imaginuity", a coined portmanteau term combining the words "imagination" and "ingenuity".
I hope they haven't already been posted elsewhere on the forum, and if they have, please move or remove!

 

[Sferrin]

The one in the middle appears to be the AQM-37, which they were able to get to Mach 5 without the additional engine on top. Maybe they were hoping to cruise at Mach 5 with the extra engine?

 

[Stargazer]

The one in the middle appears to be the AQM-37, which they were able to get to Mach 5 without the additional engine on top. Maybe they were hoping to cruise at Mach 5 with the extra engine?

Yes, it is indeed the AQM-37A/KD2B-1 (see the caption of the ads in the attachments). And yes, it was originally meant to go at Mach 3 only.

Here is another ramjet-powered Beechcraft design with a slightly different configuration, designated PD-121:

 

[hesham]

Yes, it is indeed the AQM-37A/KD2B-1 (see the caption of the ads in the attachments). And yes, it was originally meant to go at Mach 3 only.

Here is another ramjet-powered Beechcraft design with a slightly different configuration, designated PD-121:

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The file,

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/beech-pd-121-unmanned-flying-craft.8244/#post-360185

 

[fightingirish]

The unbuilt Beechcraft Raider of 1985 was meant as a recoverable tactical UAV for active and passive countermeasures, and was derived from the basic MQM-107 Streaker design. Does anyone know if it was a company-developed project or if it was a response to some official specification that was later canceled?

Here’s a photo of the Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker (Model 1089 E) TEDS target drone model, uploaded to the SDASM Flickr Archives on April 1, 2026.

https://flic.kr/p/2s5eu5D

View: https://flic.kr/p/2s5eu5D