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The AQM-37 Jayhawk (originally designated the Beech KD2B) is an air launched supersonic target drone manufactured by Raytheon capable of simulating inbound ICBM warhead packages for fleet shoot-down exercises.

More than 5000 AQM-37 targets of all variants have been delivered since the early 1960s . The AQM-37C/D is still in limited production for the U.S. Navy .


SPECIFICATIONS (AQM-37C)


General characteristics

  • Crew: none

  • Length: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)

  • Wingspan: 3 ft 4 in (1.00 m)

  • Height: 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m)

  • Wing area: ft² ( m²)

  • Empty: lb ( kg)

  • Loaded: 620 lb (280 kg)

  • Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)

  • Powerplant: 1x Rocketdyne LR64 -NA-4 liquid-fueled rocket, 850 lbf (3.78 kN) thrust



Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 4.0

  • Range: 113 miles (180 km)

  • Service ceiling: 100,000 ft (30,000 m)

  • Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)

  • Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)

  • Thrust-to-weight: 1:0.7



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Related development:

Comparable aircraft:

Designation sequence (USN pre-1962):
KDB -
KD2B

Designation sequence (USAF pre-1962):
Q-5 -
Q-8 -
Q-10 -
Q-12 -
Q-14

Designation sequence (post-1962):
BQM-34 -
AQM-35 -
MQM-36 -
AQM-37 -
AQM-38 -
MQM-39 -
MQM-40