The Teledyne Ryan Model 410 was a surveillance UAV designed in the United States in the late 1980s.^[1][2] In configuration, it was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with twin tails carried on booms and linked by a common horizontal stabilizer.^[3] The engine was mounted pusher-fashion at the rear of the fuselage, between the booms. The nosewheel of the tricycle undercarriage was retractable.^[3] Construction throughout was of composite materials.^[2][3]

In 1993, the Model 410 was submitted to the UAV Joint Projects Office in response to an RFP for a Tier II system.^[4] In January 1994, the contract was awarded to General Atomics for what would eventually become the RQ-1 Predator.^[5]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88, p. 982

General characteristics

• Crew: none
• Capacity: 300 lb (140 kg) sensor payload carried in internal bay
• Wingspan: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
• Empty weight: 1,450 lb (657.7 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming TIO-320-C1B , 160 hp (120 kW)

Performance

• Range: 1,200 mi (1,931.2 km, 1,000 nmi)
• Endurance: 16 hours

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88. London: Jane's Publishing. 1987. ISBN 9780710608505.
• Lopez, Ramon (21 December 1993). "Rivals launch long-range UAV bids". Flight International. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
• Ripley, Tim (2002). "Predator Success". Global Defence Review. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• "Teledyne's new RPV starts tests". Flight International: 14. 14 November 1987. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

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