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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American | |
| Base model: | O-47 | |
| Designation: | O-47 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-1942 | |
| Basic role: | Observation | |
Specifications
| Length: | 33' 7" | 10.2 m | |
| Height: | 12' 2" | 3.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 46' 4" | 14.1 m | |
| Wingarea: | 350.0 sq ft | 32.5 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 5,980 lb | 2,712 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 7,636 lb | 3,463 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-49 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 975 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 200 mph | 322 km/h | 174 kt |
| Max Speed: | 221 mph | 355 km/h | 191 kt |
| Ceiling: | 23,200 ft | 7,071 m | |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ron Celli , FL | I was the leader of a mission which culminated in three servicemen being returned home since their crash in 1941 in the jungles of Panama. Their aircraft was a O-47A of the 39th Observation Squadron based at France Field, Panama. I am interested in any information about the men/unit. Please email info to rcelli@hotmail.com. Thank You 01/06/2008 @ 20:53 [ref: 19182] |
| Tony Stencel Long Grove, IL | I was very fortunate to have met the last living member of the 126th OBS. SQD. He was an aerial photographer, started as an enlisted E-5 with the 126th, was sent to the Louisiana War Games ca. 1940 with the WI Army National Guard.
When this Squadron was dissolved after the games, he was sent to OCS in Miami, FL. and became a Photo Reconn. Officer in the 5th AF in New Guinea. If anyone is interested, please contact me about the this unit and it's history. www.tonystencel.com / Member USAF Art Program/ Combat Artist/ Veteran 01/05/2008 @ 16:24 [ref: 19161] |
| Charles Conyers , CA | This is the most profoundly ugly airplane I ever laid eyes on. I'd never seen anything like it: I couldn't believe it could even fly; so I asked my father if he'd ever heard of it (he was a Navy pilot from 1941 to 1955). To my amazement, he told me he'd actually flown one. I asked him what its handling characteristics were like. He told me it flew better sideways than forward, and handled like a brick (he gave me the same assessment of the TBM Avenger torpedo bomber). I probably saw the plane in the early 1960's in Compton, California near the edge of the runway there. 08/23/2007 @ 15:46 [ref: 17731] |
| Charles Conyers , CA | This is the most profoundly ugly airplane I ever laid eyes on. I'd never seen anything like it: I couldn't believe it could even fly; so I asked my father if he'd ever heard of it (he was a Navy pilot from 1941 to 1955). To my amazement, he told me he'd actually flown one. I asked him what its handling characteristics were like. He told me it flew better sideways than forward, and handled like a brick (he gave me the same assessment of the TBM Avenger torpedo bomber). I probably saw the plane in the early 1960's in Compton, California near the edge of the runway there. 08/23/2007 @ 15:46 [ref: 17730] |
| David Fahrenwalad Jacksonville, FL | The O-47 was also deployed at Bellows Field, Hawaii during WWII. I have pics of it along with the O-49 at Bellows. 04/28/2007 @ 13:23 [ref: 16334] |
| richard , PA | There was at least O-47A at Wheeler or Hickham field in 1940-41 with the 46th pursuit squadron seventh airforce. It was probably destroyed in the attack on pearl harbor... one of the veterans we interviewed, Clarence Kindl, had it in his photo album. There were only 239 produced. 02/18/2005 @ 18:21 [ref: 9474] |
| Bill Fort Wayne, IN | I am wondering if any knows why this plane does not show up in "The Illustrated Enclclopedia of Military Aircraft" edited by Angelo Angelucci and Published by Chartwell. As matter of fact I don't seem to have it in any reference materials I have. The only reason I know it existed is that I remember it as a child growing up during WWII and I have a model of it now..... 03/19/2004 @ 22:36 [ref: 7015] |
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