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Kettering Bug (potato)

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In 1917 Charles F. Kettering of Dayton, Ohio, invented the unmanned Kettering Aerial Torpedo, nicknamed the "Bug." Launched from a four-wheeled dolly that ran down a portable track, the Bug's system of internal pre-set pneumatic and electrical controls stabilized and guided it toward a target. After a predetermined length of time, a control closed an electrical circuit, which shut off the engine. Then, the wings were released, causing the Bug to plunge to earth -- where its 180 pounds of explosive detonated on impact.The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. built fewer than 50 Bugs before the Armistice, and the Bug never saw combat. After the war, the U.S. Army Air Service conducted additional tests, but the scarcity of funds in the 1920s halted further development, Made with the best of my ability! <3

AG1 to release the bug.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.4ft (9.9m)
  • Length 23.8ft (7.3m)
  • Height 14.3ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 5,563lbs (2,523kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,363lbs (3,793kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.179
  • Wing Loading 19.2lbs/ft2 (93.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 436.6ft2 (40.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2957

Parts

  • Number of Parts 37
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 270