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Airspeed Queen Wasp
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| AS.30 Queen Wasp | |
|---|---|
| Type | Pilotless Target Aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Airspeed (1934) Ltd |
| Maiden flight | 1937 |
| Introduced | 1937 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Produced | 1937 |
| Number built | 5 |
The Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp was a British pilotless target aircraft built by Airspeed (1934) Limited at Portsmouth.
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The Queen Wasp was built to meet an Air Ministry Specification Q.32/25 for a pilotless target aircraft to replace the de Havilland Tiger Moth based de Havilland Queen Bee. Two protoypes were order in May 1936, one to have a wheeled landing gear for use by the Royal Air Force and the other as a floatplane for Royal Navy use for air-firing practice at sea.
The aircraft was a single-engined biplane constructed of wood with sharply-tapered wings and fabric-covered control surfaces. An enclosed cabin with one-seat was provided so the Queen Wasp good be flown manually with the radio control system turned off. The landplane first flew on the 11 June 1937, and the floatplane on the 19 October 1937. The floatplane was succesfully catapulted of HMS Pegasus in November 1937. In tests the aircraft was found to be underpowered and only three more aircraft were built and delivered to the Royal Air Force.
General characteristics
- Length: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
- Height: 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,500 lb (1588 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 172 mph (277 km/h)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Designation sequence
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford • Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp • Airspeed AS.39 Fleet Shadower
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