Twenty-seven QU-22Bs were modified, 13 in 1969 and 14 in 1970, with six lost in combat. Six YQU-22A prototypes (modifications of the Beech 33 Debonair) were combat-tested in 1968, and two were lost during operations, with a civilian test pilot killed. A separate operation 'Compass Flag' monitored the General Directorate of Rear Services along the Ho Chi Minh Trail linking to the 6908th security squadron. When the project was put into operation in 1968, however, the aircraft were all flown by pilots of the Detachment 1, call sign 'Vampire'.
These aircraft were intended to be used as unmanned drones to monitor seismic and acoustic sensors dropped along the in and report troop and supply movements. An turbocharged, reduction-geared Continental GTSIO-520-G engine was used to reduce its noise signature, much like the later. Manga) are comics created in Japan or by creators in the. 'Beechcraft Serialization List, 1945 thru 2014' (PDF). QU-22 Pave Eagle The QU-22 was a Beech 36/A36 Bonanza modified during the to be an electronic monitoring signal relay aircraft, developed under the project name 'Pave Eagle' for the. F33A Bonanza (1970-1994) F33 with a 285 hp Continental IO-520-B engine, later aircraft have a longer S35/V35 cabin and extra seats, 821 built.
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