Hmmm,I was expecting an ugly looking thing, but it looks quite conventional in the link Tropic Thunder provided.
That link reminded me of a question, what is target towing? Is it a training exercise where targets are carried across the sky for trainers to shoot at?
Towed targets have been around since the WW.1, They started off by being simply banners towed on a cable. Then tubular windsock like devices let out and retracted by a winch and later more aerodynamic dart type targets (still towed). Some modern targets are radar aquisiton types and some infrared for use with missiles. Most Target Tugs have been pensioned off service types but speciallist types were developed. The Sturgeon started off as a torpedo attack a/c.
One of the few a/c designed as target tugs was the Miles Monitor of which the Navy had 10.
HTHs
John
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