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Grumman AO-1A (OV-1A) 'Mohawk'

Description
  Manufacturer:Grumman
  Base model:AO-1
  Designation:AO-1
  Version:A
  Nickname:Mohawk
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1956-1962
  Basic role:Airplane, Observation
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Specifications
  Length: 41' 12.5 m
  Height:12' 8" 3.8 m
  Wingspan: 42' 12.8 m
  Wingarea: 330.0 sq ft 30.6 sq m
  Empty Weight: 9,937 lb 4,506 kg
  Gross Weight: 12,672 lb 5,746 kg
  Max Weight: 15,031 lb 6,816 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 2
  Powerplant: Lycoming T53-L-3
  Horsepower (each): 950

Performance
  Cruise Speed: 207 mph 333 km/h 180 kt
  Max Speed: 308 mph 495 km/h 267 kt
  Climb: 2,950 ft/min 899 m/min
  Ceiling: 30,300 ft 9,235 m

Known serial numbers
63-13114 / 63-13134, 313119, 313128, 313134, 576538, 603741


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 JOSEPH BALANOVICH
 PASS CHRISTIAN, MS
A LOT OF HOURS FLYING IN THE OV-1A IN NAM FROM 1965-1969
73 RD SAC WAS FLYING WITH CAP MARSHEL WHEN THE HAWK BURNT
IN 1966.LET A OFFICER TAKE MY PLACE FOR REST OF MISSION AND THEY WERE SHOT DOWN ON TAKE OFF. JOE B "SNAKE 1"
06/05/2008 @ 19:03 [ref: 21191]
 RUFUS KERSH
 Poteau, OK
FROM AUGUST, 1963 TO MARCH, 1965 I WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY E, 725TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION OF SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII. WHILE OUR HEADQUARTERS WAS ON SCHOFIELD OUR WORK STATION WAS WHEELER FIELD. COMPANY E WAS AN ARMY AVIATION MAINTENANCE GROUP AND ASSIGNED TO OUR COMPANY WERE OH-13, OH-23, UH-1A & B PLUS FIXED WING AIRCRAFT. THE HANGER NEXT TO US HAD TWO OV-1 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO IT. A STORY I HEARD ABOUT THE OV-1 THAT HAPPENED NOT LONG BEFORE I ARRIVED WAS THAT ONE DAY WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO'S ONE OF THE PILOTS IN AN OV-1 WAS LANDING AND WHEN ABOUT 20' FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE REVERSED THE PROPS AND SLAMMED THE OV-1 DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS SHOOK UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED AND HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED NOT LONG BEFORE I ARRIVED. I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED THIS AIRCRAFT.
09/22/2007 @ 08:38 [ref: 17987]
 Dave Huzarewicz
 Severna Park, MD
I remember this a/c sitting on the PSP in PhuBai in 69-70 when I came down from Camp Eagle to fly night missions on the Birddogs. Never did take any pixs of it but I remember the guys being very quiet about its missions and capabilities. At the time it was "classified stuff" and I never pressed the questions because I knew better.
11/17/2006 @ 11:17 [ref: 14765]
 Ron Ratchford
 , CA
In the early 60's the AO-1 Mohawk was tested at Fort Greeley at the Artic Test Board in Alaska. The main pilot was at that time Major Love. All that was long ago and I had not thought of it for years until I happened to come across a picture of the craft on the web.
03/20/2006 @ 18:20 [ref: 12873]
 joseph s sowa
 harrison, OH
I flew combat assault missions (25)36 years ago visual recon and photo from danang area , made three emergency landings. It brought us back every time , a hell of a plane
08/10/2004 @ 14:50 [ref: 8023]
 JOHN STRADER
 W MONROE,, LA
i was going through your ENTHUSIAST CORNER and was very pleased at the content. i was a MOHAWK crew chief in NAM in 1964-1965,but i fail to remember a MOHAWK being used by the AIR FORCE. please enlighten me as to whenthat designation took place. the only HAWKS i ever knew of were US ARMY.
04/26/2004 @ 16:32 [ref: 7310]
 John L Smith
 Marietta, GA
1) Can you direct me to some photographs on your website?

2) I should have a couple of photographs of the Mohawk
sitting on the PSP in Vung Tau, Vietnam between
5/68 and 5/69. I don't have a scanner, how would I get
them to you?
07/14/2000 @ 08:08 [ref: 440]

 

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