The Jindivik was an Australian, large, pilotless, radio controlled weapons target aircraft widely used by the British and Australian armed forces during the 1960's. Design of the Jindivik was started in 1948 and the prototype first flown in 1952. The Jindivik was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of aluminiumalloy construction powered by a Bristol Siddeley Viper Mk 201 turbojet engine providing a top speed of 908 kmh and a maximum range of 1320 km depending upon the fitted equipment. Typically the Jindivik was fitted with cameras in pods forward of the wing leading-edges, near the wing-tips to film the approach and proximity of missiles fired against the target. Generally the Jindivik was used as a tug towing a target, and many were flown in North Wales during the 1960's. Research Jindivik
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