ARMY-LOCKHEED YO-3A
“QUIET STAR”
CONCEPTION
TO
RESTORATION
What
Makes
the
YO-3A
so
Quiet?
SCHWEIZER SGS 232 GLIDER
Clean Air Frame
Continental I-O 360 EngineJust enough power
210hp
PROPELLERSlow turning prop
deploys to Vietnam
July 1971
3 BLADE PROPELLER
Constant Speed,
wide chord, better
performance—
installed March 1971
BELT DRIVE
No loud gears,
12 radiator belts!
Reduces prop tip
Speed to 800
rpm
EXHAUST COLLECTOR
Asymetrical exhaust system
EXHAUST PIPE
open over right wing
MUFFLER AND PICCOLO TUBEruns length of fuselage
exposed for photo
Ahh, a Quiet Airplane
―007‖ RVN SUMMER 1970
QT-2 Prototype to YO-3A
1967
PHOTOS OF TOP SECRET
LOCKHEED GREENHOUSE
PROJECT
QT-2 PRIZE CREW
SOC TRANG
SOUTH VIETNAM
1968
So, how did we get from
the
QT-2 Prize Crew
to the
YO-3A “Quiet Star”
????
That is a long story.
• F. David Schnebly
• Dr. Sherm Seltzer
• MG Ed Browne
• Wayne Kuschel
• Dick Vernon
• Dale Ross Stith
Q-STAR TEST BED
QT to YO-3A Test Platform
With a Lot of Requirements from
the
United States Army
And the tenacity ofYO-3A Army Project Manager
MG ED BROWNE (Ret)
MG Ed Browne (USA
Ret.)
Moffett Field
1970
YO-3A
Deployment
June 1971
9 Planes
YO-3A 3 Blade Prop Over RVN
After March 1971
By this time
Most of the
bugs
Had been
worked out and
mission time
increased
significantly.
YO-3A 69-18007
Undergoing restoration at Cable Airport, Upland
California
FBI GETS
YO-3A 007
007 PARKED AT PT. MAGU—
EARLY 1980 (RETIRED FROM
FBI)
Where are all the YO-3As Now?
YO-3A ―007‖ RESTORATION
Hanger T, Cable Airport
WESTERN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
CABLE FOUNDATION
Night Rider on Quiet Stealth
Mission
Quiet Aircraft Association
WEBSITES
–WWW.YO-3A.COM
–WWW.PRIZECREW.ORG
–WWW.QUIETAIRCRAFT.ORG
– WWW.69-18007.BLOGSPOT.COM
THE END
OF THE
BEGINNING