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Globe KD4G Quail

Field	Value
name	KD4G Quail
image	Globe KD4G-1 Quail.jpg
caption	KD4G-1
aircraft_type	Target drone
national_origin	United States
manufacturer	Globe Aircraft Corporation
primary_user	United States Navy
first_flight	1949

The Globe KD4G Quail was an American target drone, built by the Globe Aircraft Corporation for use by the United States Navy.

Design and development

A catapult-launched, high-wing monoplane, the KD4G was of all-metal construction. The Quail was launched by a catapult; power was supplied by a two-cylinder Kiekhaefer O-45 opposed piston engine producing 35 hp.

Operational history

The KD4G-1 first flew in 1949; soon afterwards an improved version, the KD4G-2, was introduced, however neither variant was produced in significant numbers.

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

Grossnick and Armstrong 1997, p.670.
Parsch 2003

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