OV-1 Mohawk
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The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is a military observation aircraft designed for battlefield surveillance. The prototype (YAO-1AF) first flew on April 14, 1959. The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served the US Army in Europe, Korea, the Viet Nam War, Central and South America, Alaska, and during Desert Storm in the Middle East. The Mohawk was retired from service in September 1996.
Over the years, the mission and the aircraft underwent few changes. About 80 of the aircraft were built, and deployed in Vietnam, Germany, Desert Storm and Korea. Mohawk variants included the OV-1A, [visual and photographic], OV-1B [visual, photographic, and side-looking radar], the OV-1C [ visual, photographic, and infrared], and the OV-1D, OV-1E [Observation], EV-1E [Special electronic installation] and RV-1E [Reconnaissance].
Outside the U.S. Army the only other operators of the Mohawk have been the South Korean Air Force and the Argentine Army where is still in service.
[edit] Specifications (OV-1D)
General characteristics<h3>
- Crew: Two, pilot & observer
- Length: 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
- Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
- Wing area: 360 ft² (33.4 m²)
- Empty weight: 11,760 lb (5,330 kg)
- Loaded weight: lb (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 18,110 lb (8,215 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Lycoming T53-L-701<ref>Grumman OV-1 Mohawk</ref> turboprops, 1,400 shp (1044 kW) each
<h3>Performance<h3>
- Maximum speed: 305 mph (490 km/h)
- Range: 945 mi (1,520 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)
[edit] Operators
- Argentina, Israel, South Korea, United States (withdrawn from service).
[edit] Related content
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<h3>Comparable aircraft<h3>
<h3>Designation sequence<h3> OV-1 - CV-2 - XV-3 - XV-4 - XV-5
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