XGAM-71 Buck Duck

The XGAM-71 Buck Duck was a decoy missile that was developed by Convair in the late 1950s. It was intended to have the same radar signature as the Strategic Air Command's B-36 bomber thereby allowing it to disrupt the enemy's air defenses and dilute their effort to shoot down an incoming bomber fleet. Convair built the first prototype using their own funds but received an official development contract from the United States Air Force on 16 August 1954. The project designation was MX-2224.

The XGAM-71 Buck Duck was a decoy missile that was developed by Convair in the late 1950s.1

Made by Convair.

Height Alt
m
Engine(jet)
XLR85
Length Alt
4.0 m
Thrust Main
900
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States* List of missiles
Range Main
200.0
Loaded Weight Main
1550.0
Introduced
n-a
Status
Cancelled January 1956
See Also
* Convair B-36
Cruise Speed Main
Mach 0.55
Thrust/weight
1
Thrust Alt
4.0
Span Main
14.0
Height Main
ft in
Primary user
Strategic Air Command
Span Alt
4.3 m
Manufacturer
Convair
First Flight
1955
Number Of Jets
1
Loaded Weight Alt
703.0
Type of jet
Solid-fuel rocket
Length Main
13.0
Sequence
*
Range Alt
13800.0
Similar Aircraft
* ADM-20 Quail
Category
Abandoned military rocket and missile projects of the United States
Decoy missiles of the United States

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