Ryan Firebee
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The Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones or unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company beginning in 1951. It was one of the first jet-propelled drones and one of the most widely-used target drones ever built.

Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones/unmanned aerial vehicles. The earliest unmanned aerial vehicle...1
Teledyne Ryan Firebee I of 1951, while companies like...2
"The Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones or unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company 3
a Ryan Firebee II drone, Ryan Firebee based Drones for Aeroelastic Structures Testing (DAST), and the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) RPRVs.4
Ryan Firebee dating back to probably 1951 or 1952 was jet powered. One of the "latest" and "best" the RQ-4 Global Hawk is turbine powered.5
The Ryan Firebee at PMTC (Pacific Missile Test Center).6
and launching of Ryan Firebee pilotless drones, KB848 and KB851 were the ones converted to 10-DC spec. Perhaps the UK government had a similar scheme in mind.7
drones such as the Ryan Firebee series of jet propelled UAVs first appeared in the early 1950′s.8
During the Vietnam War, the Ryan Firebee UAV was fitted with a laser designator and low-light TV cameras to acquire targets so that it could launch bombs and missiles against them.9

Made by Ryan Aeronautical.

Ryan Firebee is the predecessor of the Ryan Model 147.

encyclopedia Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones/unmanned aerial vehicles. ..... in the development of autonomy technology is to replace the human pilot. ....10
Main article: History of unmanned aerial vehicles Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones/unmanned aerial vehicles. The earliest attempt at a powered unmanned aerial vehicle was A. M.11
production aircraft would be the Ryan Firebee line of unmanned drones used as targets and unmanned air vehicles.12
Teledyne Ryan Firebee I of 1951, while companies like Beechcraft also got in the game with their Model 1001 for the United States Navy in 1955.13
The Ryan Firebee (US Army designation MQM-34D) was an American remotely-controlled jet powered target drone used for surface-to-air target practice and first flown in 1958 (an earlier, pilotless, 14
The Ryan Firebee was dropped from aircraft, completed its mission, then parachuted to be picked up by a helicopter. It was very valuable during the Vietnam War.15
would be the Ryan Firebee line of unmanned drones used as targets and unmanned air vehicles.16
Ryan Firebee at Project William Tell explains PWT was "the first weapons meet in which the U.S.17
The well-proven Ryan Firebee was a good platform for such experiments, and tests to evaluate it for the reconnaissance mission proved highly successful.18
Empty Weight Lb
1500
Eng 1 Type
Continental J69-T-29A
Max Speed Mph
710
Ceiling Ft
60000
Successor
Ryan Model 147
System
PLAAF-PLANAF UAVs
Gross Weight Lb
2500
Span Ft
12
Crew
None
Empty Weight Kg
680
Gross Weight Kg
1135
Unit Cost
Unknown
Span M
4
Primary user
United States Air Force
Endurance Min
15
Endurance H
1
Manufacturer
Ryan Aeronautical
First Flight
1955
Max Speed Kmh
1140
Span In
10
Eng 1 Lbf
1700
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
22
Variants With Their Own Articles
Ryan Model 147
Eng 1 Kn
8
Ceiling M
18300
Eng 1 Number
1
Designation
WZ-5
Length In
10
Length M
7
Category
Ryan aircraft
UAVs and drones of the United States
United States special-purpose aircraft 1950-1959

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