Beechcraft BQM-126

BQM-126

BQM-126A at the Yanks Air Museum
Role	Unmanned target drone Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Beechcraft
First flight	March 1984
Status	cancelled
Primary user	United States Navy
Developed from	Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker

The Beechcraft BQM-126A, also known by the company designation Model 997, is a subsonic aerial target drone developed by Beechcraft for use by the United States Navy. No production of the type was undertaken.

Design and development

The Beechcraft Model 997 was proposed in response to a 1983 United States Navy requirement for a target drone to replace the BQM-34 in service.^[1]^[2] Based on the Army's MQM-107 Streaker in design,^[3] the Model 997 was a low-wing pilotless aircraft, with a twin-tail configuration to reduce its height to assist in carriage by launching aircraft. A Microturbo J403 turbojet provided propulsion.^[4] Launch was from a carrier-based aircraft,^[3] although it could also be land- or ship-launched through the use of a solid rocket booster; landing, if the drone was not shot down, was by parachute.^[4]

Operational history

The first flight of the Model 997 took place in March 1984; in 1985, the Navy ordered the drone into full-scale development, designating it BQM-126A.^[4] The first launch of a pre-production BQM-126A took place at the Pacific Missile Test Center on March 30, 1987;^[5] testing was delayed due to issues with subsystem designs, as well as Congressional cuts to the program's budget.^[3]

The BQM-126A was considered superior to the BQM-34S with regards to threat replication,^[3] and was intended to be significantly lower in cost as well.^[5] Orders for up to 700 aircraft were planned; however due to budgetary constraints,^[4] production of the BQM-126A was cancelled.^[2]

Survivors

One surviving drone is on display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.^[6]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: None
Length: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Wingspan: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Diameter: 1 ft 3 in (0.38 m)
Empty weight: 540 lb (245 kg)
Gross weight: 1,090 lb (494 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg) including booster
Powerplant: 1 × Microturbo J403-MT-400 turbojet, 900 lbf (4.0 kN) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 580 kn (670 mph, 1,070 km/h)
Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,000 m)

References

^ ^a ^b Pelletier, Alain J. (1995). Beech Aircraft and Their Predecessors. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-1557500625. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b Nicklas, Brian D. (2012). American Missiles: The Complete Smithsonian Field Guide. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1848325173. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Department of Defense appropriations for 1988: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session. Part 6. 24 November 1987. pp. 502–504. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Parsch, Andreas (16 October 2002). "Beech BQM-126". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Designation-Systems. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b Grossnick, Roy A.; John M. Elliott; Gwendolyn J. Rich (May–June 1988). "The Year in Review 1987". Naval Aviation News. 70 (4): 10. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ "BQM-126A". Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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Names	Airliner (1) Airliner (2) Airliner (3) Baron Beechjet Bonanza Cochise Debonair Denali Duchess Duke Expeditor Grizzly Huron Jayhawk Jet Mentor Kansan King Air (1) King Air (2) Lightning Mentor Musketeer (1) Musketeer (2 - CAF) Navigator Pegasus Premier I Queen Air Queen Airliner Seminole Sierra Skipper Staggerwing Starship Sundowner Super King Air Texan II Travel Air Traveler Twin Beech Twin Bonanza Twin-Quad Ute Voyager Wichita
Military designations	XA-38 AT-7 AT-10 AT-11 C-43 C-45 C-6 C-12 F-2 L-23 RC-12 T-1 T-6 T-34 XT-36 T-42 T-44 U-8 U-21 GB JB JRB SNB CT-128 CT-134 CT-145 CT-156
Drones	QU-22 AQM-37 MQM-61A MQM-107 BQM-126
Hawker business jets	Hawker 200 Hawker 400XP Hawker 750 / 800 / 800XP / 850XP / 900XP series Hawker 1000 Hawker 4000

v t e 1963 United States Tri-Service missile designations, 1963–present
1–50	MGM-1 RIM-2 MIM-3 AIM-4 MGM-5 RGM-6 AIM-7 RIM-7 RIM-8 AIM-9 CIM-10 PGM-11 AGM-12 CGM-13/MGM-13 MIM-14 RGM-15 CGM-16 PGM-17 MGM-18 PGM-19 ADM-20 MGM-21 AGM-22 MIM-23 RIM-24 HGM-25A LGM-25C AIM-26 UGM-27 AGM-28 MGM-29 LGM-30 MGM-31A/B (MGM-31C) MGM-32 MQM-33 AQM-34 AQM-35 (I) LGM-35 (II) MQM-36 AQM-37 AQM-38 MQM-39 MQM-40 AQM-41 MQM-42 FIM-43 UUM-44 AGM-45 MIM-46 AIM-47 AGM-48 XLIM-49 LIM-49 RIM-50
51–100	MGM-51 MGM-52 AGM-53 AIM-54 RIM-55 PQM-56 MQM-57 MQM-58 RGM-59 AQM-60 MQM-61 AGM-62 AGM-63 AGM-64 AGM-65 RIM-66 RIM-67 AIM-68 AGM-69 LEM-70 BGM-71 MIM-72 UGM-73 BQM-74 BGM-75 AGM-76 FGM-77 AGM-78 AGM-79 AGM-80 AQM-81 AIM-82 AGM-83 AGM-84/RGM-84/UGM-84 AGM-84E AGM-84H/K RIM-85 AGM-86 AGM-87 AGM-88 UGM-89 BQM-90 AQM-91 FIM-92 "AIM-92" XQM-93 YQM-94 AIM-95 UGM-96 AIM-97 YQM-98 LIM-99 LIM-100
101–150	RIM-101 PQM-102 AQM-103 MIM-104 MQM-105 BQM-106 MQM-107 BQM-108 AGM-109/BGM-109/RGM-109/UGM-109 BGM-109G BGM-110 BQM-111 AGM-112 RIM-113 AGM-114 MIM-115 RIM-116 FQM-117 LGM-118 AGM-119 AIM-120 CQM-121/CGM-121 AGM-122 AGM-123 AGM-124 RUM-125/UUM-125 BQM-126 AQM-127 AQM-128 AGM-129 AGM-130 AGM-131 AIM-132 UGM-133 MGM-134 ASM-135 AGM-136 AGM-137 CEM-138 RUM-139 MGM-140 ADM-141 AGM-142 MQM-143 ADM-144 BQM-145 MIM-146 BQM-147 FGM-148 PQM-149 PQM-150
151–200	FQM-151 AIM-152 AGM-153 AGM-154 BQM-155 RIM-156 MGM-157 AGM-158A/B AGM-158C AGM-159 ADM-160 RIM-161 RIM-162 GQM-163 MGM-164 RGM-165 MGM-166 BQM-167 MGM-168 AGM-169 MQM-170 MQM-171 FGM-172 GQM-173 RIM-174 AIM-174B MQM-175 AGM-176 BQM-177 MQM-178 AGM-179 AGM-180 AGM-181 LGM-182 AGM-183 RGM-184 MQM-185 MQM-186 AGM-187
201–	AIM-260 MIM-401
Undesignated	Aequare ASALM Brazo Common Missile GBI GLSDB HACM HALO Have Dash JSM KEI LREW LRHW M30 GMLRS/M31 GMLRS-U MA-31 MSDM NCADE NLOS OpFires PrSM Senior Prom Sprint SiAW Wagtail
See also: United States tri-service rocket designations post-1963 Drones designated in UAV sequence

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