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Interstate TDR 1 (drone)

1,506 StraitAircraft  one month ago
Auto Credit Based on MrCOPTY's [31/50 • 01/04/2025] UAV Challenge

[reupload]

Hello everyone!

Landing gear is the VTOL upwards :)

The Interstate TDR was an early unmanned combat aerial vehicle — referred to at the time as an "assault drone" — developed by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation during the Second World War for use by the United States Navy. Capable of being armed with bombs or torpedoes, 2000 aircraft were ordered, but only around 200 were built. The type saw some service in the Pacific Theater against the Japanese, but continuing developmental issues affecting the aircraft, along with the success of operations using more conventional weapons, led to the decision being made to cancel the assault drone program in October 1944.


Some stats.

Some stuff that I found interesting is that it was actually gonna be cancelled until Pearl harbour was bombed, then the project went into overdrive.


General characteristics

Crew: 0–1 (optional pilot)
Wingspan: 48 ft (15 m)
Gross weight: 5,900 lb (2,676 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming O-435-2 opposed piston engines, 220 hp (160 kW) each
Performance

Cruise speed: 140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn)
Range: 425 mi (684 km, 369 nmi)
Armament

One 2,000-pound (910 kg) bomb or one aerial torpedo


This one is the unmanned version with bombs instead of torpedoes

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [31/50 • 01/04/2025] UAV Challenge
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 26.9ft (8.2m)
  • Length 21.1ft (6.4m)
  • Height 10.0ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 1,568lbs (711kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,900lbs (862kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.052
  • Wing Loading 11.5lbs/ft2 (56.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 165.8ft2 (15.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2497

Parts

  • Number of Parts 68
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 360
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    How the hell are there so many up votes???
    Even I kinda disapprove of this design...

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    @SIRCOMMANDER031 indeed sir, indeed

    one month ago
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    @StraitAircraft Ayo fellow Singaporean

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft ohhh, ic

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    @MrCOPTY Nice. Still my third year of Secondary ( High school)

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft oh, that's pretty cool
    (i have no life too lol)
    I'm doing good, kinda busy cuz this is my final year in school

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    Financial situation in Singapore is gonna collapse after trumps tarrifs. The future look bleak for my country...
    Aging population and too expensive of housing costs...

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    @MrCOPTY Oh wow! I heard great things bout your country . (Algiers and Tunis has been my dream destinations for some time now)
    Anyways how's life so far?
    (I have no life so I'm having a convo on Simpleplanes.com)

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft Algeria

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    @MrCOPTY where u from?

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft goated law if you ask me...

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    @MrCOPTY Das crazy, I'm in singapore bruv, more than 10g of math** and I will be on death row (real law btw)

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft k, I'll be here when you done
    (Cook met... *Math)

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    @MrCOPTY ngl i got better things to do

    School started and I'm cooked for math

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    84.2k MrCOPTY

    @StraitAircraft ok, ping me when you make it successor
    I'll rate it then

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    @StraitAircraft @MrCOPTY

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    @ MrCOPTY
    Srry it got demonetised just now
    (Re uploaded)**

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