PQ-14 Cadet

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PQ-14 Cadet target drone and B-29 Superfortress

Culver PQ-14 Cadet target drone and B-29

Culver PQ-14 Cadet serial 43-44368

Culver PQ-14B Cadet serial 43-44368 in flight

Culver PQ-14 Cadet 44-22530 and B-29 42-24449

PQ-14A Cadet 44-22530 and B-29 Superfortress 42-24449

PQ-14B drons and B-24 in flight

PQ-14B drons and B-24 in flight

Culver PQ-14 Cadet Aircraft designed specifically to serve as a radio-controlled target drone. Powerplant: one Franklin O-300-11, 6-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 150 hp (112 kW). Total production: 2043

Variants:

  • YPQ-14A - 75 units
  • PQ-14A - 1348 planes
  • YPQ-14B - 25 units
  • PQ-14B - 594 units
  • XPQ-14C - single PQ-14B with O-300-9 engine
  • TD2C-1 - 1201 USAAF PQ-14A for U.S. Navy