PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV KDM Plover | |
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Type | Propulsion test vehicle Target drone |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1947–1952 |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Designed | 1945–1947 |
Manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company |
No. built | 19 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,589 pounds (721 kg) |
Length | 21 feet 8 inches (6.60 m) |
Height | 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m) |
Wingspan | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
Engine | one Marquardt XRJ30-MA ramjet 1,500 lbf (6,700 N) thrust |
Operational range | 70 miles (110 km) |
Flight ceiling | 35,000 feet (11,000 m) |
Maximum speed | Mach 0.85 |
Guidance system | Autopilot plus radio command |
The PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV was a subsonic ramjet-powered missile developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy. Originally intended as an air-to-surface weapon, it materialized as a propulsion test vehicle, and between 1947 and 1950 was used for test purposes and, as the KDM Plover, as a target drone.