| Manufacturer |
Scaled Composites |
Northrop Corporation |
| Description |
The Teledyne Ryan BQM-145 Peregrine (manufacturer designation Model 350) is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in the United States in the 1990s as a joint U.S. |
The Northrop M2-F3 is a heavyweight lifting body rebuilt from the Northrop M2-F2 after it crashed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in 1967. |
| First Flight |
1992-05-01 |
1970-06-02 |
| Service End |
|
1972-12-20 |
| Designer |
Scaled Composites |
Northrop Corporation |
| Type |
|
Lifting body technology demonstrator |
| Length (m) |
5.6 |
6.7056 |
| Height (m) |
|
2.7432 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1115 |
1713.099 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12200 |
21793.2 |
| Capacity Description |
300 lb (135 kg) payload |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Teledyne CAE F408-CA-400, 4.4 kN thrust each |
1 × Reaction Motors XLR-11 liquid-fuelled rocket motor |
| Primary Users |
|
NASA |
| Status |
|
Donated to the Smithsonian Institution, currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BQM-145_Peregrine |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_M2-F3 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
3.2 |
2.7432 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
14.8645 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Teledyne CAE F408 |
Reaction Motors XLR11 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |