Aircraft Photo of C-1 / A93-1 | GAF Pika | AirHistory.net #620913
Location
City / Airport:WoomeraMap
Region / Country:South Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YPWR   IATA: UMR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:29 October 1950 to 5 April 1951
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 620913
Photo Comment

This was the first two Pikas that were manned aerodynamic test aircraft for the Jindivik drone. C-1, which was also A93-1, was written off on April 5, 1951 in forced landing due to compressor stall. A second Pika, C-2/A93-2, is preserved at the RAAF Museum. The Pika used small side engine intakes with the pilot sitting in what would be the intake area of the drone.

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