PQ-14B Archives - Pima Air & Space https://pimaair.org/designation/pq-14b/ Creating Unlimited Horizons in Aerospace Education Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Culver PQ-14B https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/culver-pq-14b/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:24:26 +0000 http://pimaair.wpengine.com/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=899 Culver PQ-14B Cadet In 1940, the Culver company was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army for a target drone aircraft based on their Cadet civilian light aircraft.  Designated the PQ-8 it proved to be very successful and led to the development of the slightly larger and faster PQ-14.  These all-wood drones were used throughout […]

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A picture of the Culver PG-14B Cadet

In 1940, the Culver company was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army for a target drone aircraft based on their Cadet civilian light aircraft.  Designated the PQ-8 it proved to be very successful and led to the development of the slightly larger and faster PQ-14.  These all-wood drones were used throughout the United States to train both Army and Navy anti-aircraft gunners.  Being descended from a piloted aircraft the PQ-14 could be flown either by remote control or by a pilot.  Naturally, pilots never flew the aircraft when they were being shot at from the ground.  After the war many of the surviving PQ-14s had the remote-control equipment removed and were sold on the civilian market.

Wingspan 30 ft

Wingspan
Length 19 ft 6 in.

Length
Height 8 ft 5 in.

Height
Weight 1,830 lbs (loaded)

Weight
Max. Speed 180 MPH

Maximum Speed
Service Ceiling 13,000 ft

Service Ceiling
Range 512 miles

Range
Engines One Franklin O-300-11 four-cylinder opposed with 125 horsepower

Engine
Crew Remote control or 1 pilot

Crew

Manufacturer
Culver

Markings
Army Air Force, Biggs AAF, El Paso, Texas 1945

Designation
PQ-14B

Registration
N1063M

Serial Number
44-21819

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