LOCKHEED YO-3A and 
BEECH QU-22B
 

Designed to a 1968 US Army specification for an acoustically
undetectable night observation aircraft for detecting troop
movements at night, the YO-3A was based on a Schweizer
glider and first flew in 1969.

11 examples were built and were operated in Vietnam between
1970 and 1971, but were too late in the war to be effective.
None were shot down or even took a round. Examples of the
aircraft were subsequently operated by other Federal agencies
such as the FBI and NASA.

The QU-22B was developed from the Beechcraft Model 36
Bonanza as a remote-control relay vehicle. It was intended
as an unmanned drone to collect signals from ground sensors
placed along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Vietnam.

Equipment unreliability meant the aircraft was always flown
by a safety pilot. 18 were converted but several losses from
accidents caused the USAF to cancel the program. The aircraft
used a geared Continental engine and it is popularly assumed
the distinctive engine hump is the reduction gearbox, but it is
in fact an additional AC Generator to power the on-board
electronic equipment .

This CD contains the flight manual for both the YO-3A and
the QU-22B.  The CD has been scanned from the original
flight manuals and retains any colour pages.

   

This CD contains:

1. Lockheed Manufacturer's Operator's Handbook for the YO-3A
    Report MSC-D148159 dated April 1970, with approx 170 pages. 

2. USAF Flight Manual for the Special Purpose Vehicle QU-22B
    T.O. 1U-22(Q)B-1 dated 30-6-72, approx 232 pages.

 

CD TITLE	YO3
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