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The TDR-1 was a TV-guided drone powered by two Lycoming O-435-2 piston engines. It had a very simple cockpit which was manned by a backup pilot for test flights, the pilot only taking over the controls when the remote-control TV equipment failed or when the aircraft was landed. In unmanned operational missions,
| ENGINE | 2 x 164kW Lycoming O-435-2 piston engines |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2700 kg | 5953 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 14.60 m | 47 ft 11 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 225 km/h | 140 mph |
| Range | 685 km | 426 miles |
| ARMAMENT | one 900kg bomb or torpedo |
| Ken Koster, kkoster(@)silverstar, 15.08.2009 Manufactured by Interstate Engineering in El Segundo, CA, and other models were the TDR2 & TDR 3. Interstate also produced the Cadet which was then designated the L-6 during WWII. | | Jer, junebug88(@)att.net, 10.03.2009 The TDR-1's were being developed and tested in my back yard so to speak. |
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