The Radioplane Target DroneRP-4 / OQ-1Reginald Denny (1891-1967) and Walter H. Righter (1905 - 1982)
RP-4 / OQ-1 Note the vertically opposed cylinders unlike the more common twin vertical cylinders as seen on the following images - right through to the three machines accepted by the US Army in May 1939
Photo: Botzum, Richard A., 50 Years of Target Drone Aircraft, Northrop Corp., 1985 Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
Radioplane RP-4 / OQ-1, engine detail
Photo: Botzum, Richard A., 50 Years of Target Drone Aircraft, Northrop Corp., 1985 Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
Radioplane RP-4 / OQ-1, engine detail, close-up
Photo: Botzum, Richard A., 50 Years of Target Drone Aircraft, Northrop Corp., 1985 Click Image to Enlarge
Walt Righter holding the first twin vertical 'Sidewinder' Photo: Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge
The first three RP-4 / OQ-1 Radioplanes, Lake Muroc, 1939 Photo: Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel [350Kb] or 2500 pixel [750Kb]image
RPV : It All Started Here Airforce Magazine Feb., 1973 Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge
Muroc Dry Lake, Mojave Desert
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
RP-4, Reg Denny and Al De lisle, Muroc Dry Lake Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake, Apr.10, 1939 "Bulls-Eye !" Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake, Apr.10, 1939 "OUCH !!" Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake, Apr.10, 1939 "Another perfect landing - NOT !" Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
RP-4, Muroc Dry Lake, Apr.10, 1939 "Anyone got a really BIG bottle of Glue ?" Note: Rear of photo states L-R: Harold Powell, Al DeLisle and Reginald Denny More likely it is L-R: Harold Powell, Al DeLisle and Walt Righter Photo : Righter Family Archives - Click Image to Enlarge Download a 1500 pixel image
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