Conventional, low wing monoplane, cigar shaped fuselage, with front air scoop, fuel tanks under each of its two straight edged wings, and three vertically mounted rectangular rear control surfaces. Red with white stripe; design for internally-mounted pulsejet engine. Internally, contains two batteries, one on each side, in front of drone, each a black rectangular box and each with seven rods protruding upwards, with adjacent white plastic insulated electric wires; square box in middle between the two batteries, possibly the radio receiver. Contains two standard Victor Welding Co. pressure gauges on right front compartment, with blue fittings (see Marks). This Skeet does not contain its internal pulsejet engine with pulsejet grill. Fuel tanks, each, length, 67 inches; diameter, 20 inches; each fuel tank holds 35 gallons, 17.5 gallons forward and 17.5 gallons aft for each tank. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 02/23/2022 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords CRAFT Missiles & Rockets Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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