Firebee UAV
The Firebee has several designations, for example, BQM-34S is Air Force, MQM-34D is Army, and there are several versions under the model 147 designation. Both China and Iran have this UAV in their inventory.
The wings are mid-mounted, swept-back, and untapered with angular tips. The engine is a bulging jet on the belly with an oval intake and round exhaust. The fuselage is round and tapered front and rear with a pointed nose and tail cone and a belly fin. The tail flats are high-mounted, swept-back, and untapered, with a swept-back and tapered fin.
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| Builder | NORTHROP GRUMMAN
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| Role | Reconnaissance, target
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| Wing Span | 12 ft, 10 in (3.93 m)
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| Length | 22 ft, 10 in (6.98 m)
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Sources and Methods
http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/firebee.htm
Maintained by Steven Aftergood
Created by John Pike
Updated Sunday, November 14, 1999 7:34:08 PM
