Dornier Kiebitz Explained
The Dornier Kiebitz was an unmanned military reconnaissance mobile platform used for battlefield reconnaissance duties such as moving target detection and tracking.[1]
Variants
- Do 32K (experimental)
Initial variant using the rotor and BMW 6012 powerplant of the Dornier Do 32 manned helicopter.
- Do 32K Kiebitz I (operational)
Tip jet rotor using air from an Allison 250-C2 driven compressor.[2]
- Do 34 Kiebitz II
Larger variant, used for ARGUS (Autonomes Radar Gefechtsfeld Uberwachungs System) battlefield reconnaissance system development.References
Bibliography
- Cyril von Gersdorff, Kurt Knobling and Carl Bode. Helicopters and Gyroplanes. Bernard & Graefe Verlag Publishers. 1999.
- Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1972-73., London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd, 1972. ISBN .
- Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83., London, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, 1982. .
Notes and References
- Cyril von Gersdorff, Kurt Knobling and Carl Bode. (1999) pp.144-147
- Taylor 1972, p. 496.
