The Fleetwings PQ-12 , company designation Fleetwings Model 36, was a 1940s

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Design and development

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piston engine. It had a fixed nose-wheel landing gear, twin vertical tails and an open-cockpit was provided for manned flight. Instead of the optional pilot a 500 lb (225 kg) bomb could be carried in the cockpit. The original prototype was cancelled but a modified variant was built followed by eight test aircraft, although an order for 40 production aircraft was placed it was subsequently cancelled.

Variants

;XPQ-12 :Prototype, not built. ;XPQ-12A :Modified prototype, one-built. ;YPQ-12A :Test and evaluation aircraft, eight-built. ;PQ-12A :Production variant, 40 ordered but none were built.

Specifications (YPQ-12A)

References

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