PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV

PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV
KDM Plover
A Plover target drone in flight, 1952
TypePropulsion test vehicle
Target drone
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1947–1952
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
Designed1945–1947
ManufacturerGlenn L. Martin Company
No. built19
Specifications
Mass1,589 pounds (721 kg)
Length21 feet 8 inches (6.60 m)
Height4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m)
Wingspan10 feet (3.0 m)

Engineone Marquardt XRJ30-MA ramjet
1,500 lbf (6,700 N) thrust
Operational
range
70 miles (110 km)
Flight ceiling35,000 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.