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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 | |
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| 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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