| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 41-39098 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fleetwings PQ-12 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fleetwings PQ-12 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fleetwings XPQ-12A |
| C/n (msn): | 36-1 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LancasterMap |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLNS IATA: LNS Local: LNS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1942 to October 1942 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 681259 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Fleetwings Model 36 was a plywood skinned aerial target with the military designation PQ-12A. This particular aircraft was the prototype and it first flew on 5 December 1941 as NX37010 powered by a Franklin O-300-7 engine of 175 hp. Test pilot William H. Engle was at the controls. (Prototype serial 41-39057 for XPQ-12 not taken up.) On 18 Sept 1942, NX37010 was cancelled and military serial 41-39098 was applied for an XPQ-12A. Subsequent modifications included a simplified nose leg and wheel fairing and substitution of a Lycoming O-435-5 engine of 225 hp. The latter necessitated a larger cowling as seen on the photo of 41-39045. Collection holder William Engle is the son of Fleetwings test pilot William H. Engle. This photo was added on 27 April 2024, and has since been viewed 145 times. |