CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC KD2N RTV-N-15 | |
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Type | Propulsion test vehicle Target drone Experimental missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1947–1951 |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Naval Aircraft Modification Unit |
Designed | 1945 |
Manufacturer | Singer Manufacturing Company |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,950 pounds (880 kg) |
Length | 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 m) |
Wingspan | 11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m) |
Engine | one Naval Engineering Experiment Station 14" pulsejet 330 lbf (1,500 N) thrust |
Operational range | 80 miles (130 km) |
Maximum speed | 450 mph (720 km/h) |
Guidance system | Active radar homing |
The CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC – also designated KGN, KUN, and CTV-2 – was an experimental drone, originally intended as a surface-to-surface missile, developed by the United States Navy near the end of World War II. It was used to test control and homing systems for guided missiles, and was also produced in small numbers as a target drone under the designations TD3N and KD2N.