A-1
Role	Target drone Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Kaiser-Fleetwings
First flight	1940
Primary user	USAAC
Number built	unknown

The Fleetwings A-1 was an American target drone manufactured by Kaiser-Fleetwings.

Design

The A-1 was built around 1940 as a small aerial gunnery target, probably designed specifically for this purpose. It was flown unmanned and controlled by radio commands from the ground. The number of A-1s built is unknown, but the target was most likely retired by mid-1941.^[1]

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: none
Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.0 m)
Powerplant: 1 × unknown , 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h, 160 kn)
Endurance: 1 hours 0 minutes
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

References

External links

Fleetwings and Kaiser-Fleetwings aircraft

USAAF/USAF UAV designations 1924–1962, tri-service designations 1962–present

USAAF designations
(1924-1947)

Controllable bombs	BQ-1 BQ-2 BQ-3 BQ-4 BQ-5 BQ-6 BQ-7 BQ-8
Target control aircraft	CQ-1 CQ-2 CQ-3 CQ-4
Aerial target (subscale)	OQ-1¹ OQ-2 OQ-3 OQ-4 OQ-5 OQ-6 OQ-7 OQ-8¹ OQ-9¹ OQ-10¹ OQ-11 OQ-12 OQ-13 OQ-14 OQ-15 OQ-16 OQ-17 OQ-18 OQ-19
Aerial target (full-scale)²	A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8/PQ-8 PQ-9 PQ-10 PQ-11 PQ-12 PQ-13 PQ-14 PQ-15

USAF designations
(1948-1962)

Q-1
Q-2
Q-3
Q-4
Q-5
Q-6
Q-7¹
Q-8
Q-9
Q-10
Q-11
Q-12
Q-13¹
Q-14

Tri-service designations
(1962-present)

Main series	Q-1/C Q-2 Q-3 Q-4/C Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8/C Q-9 Q-10 Q-11 Q-12 Q-13¹ Q-14 Q-15 Q-16 Q-17 Q-18 Q-19 Q-20³ RQ-20 MQ-20 Q-21 Q-22 Q-23 Q-24 Q-25 Q-26 Q-27 Q-28
Non-sequential	Q-35 Q-58 Q-67 Q-72 Q-170

¹ Not assigned
² Not to be confused with the Attack or Amphibious aircraft sequences.
³ Assigned to multiple types
Drones designated in missile sequence

Fleetwings and Kaiser-Fleetwings aircraft
Fleetwings	33 A-1 BT-12 BQ-1 BQ-2 PQ-12 Sea Bird
Kaiser-Fleetwings	A-39 BQ-2 BTK FK