What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

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marine air
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:46 am

Thanks guys. Those videos were great. Hoover's display was magical and much smoother than many videos shot at the end of his career. He has the Bronco floating out of those turns at "0 G" and probably little or no indicated airspeed! THree turn spins at ground level in a turboprop; You don't see that everyday. Amazing!
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:41 pm

That's an interesting shot of the Valiant Air Command's OV-10. I don't think I've ever seen one with four bladed propellers. Is it re-engined, too?
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:26 pm

a friend of mine still flys them for CalFire
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:29 pm

Why were the wings so short? A King Air 90/ B100 series of aircraft has 45' wingspan.(Other King Airs are 50 plus feet.) the T-28C has a 40' wingspan. The Bronco also has 40'. Were they hoping it would be used as a replacement for shipboard training or something?
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:47 pm

PropsRule wrote:That's an interesting shot of the Valiant Air Command's OV-10. I don't think I've ever seen one with four bladed propellers. Is it re-engined, too?



while I don't know for sure about any re-engining, here are a few more shots of the one in Sevierville, TN:

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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:12 pm

marine air wrote:Why were the wings so short? A King Air 90/ B100 series of aircraft has 45' wingspan.(Other King Airs are 50 plus feet.) the T-28C has a 40' wingspan. The Bronco also has 40'. Were they hoping it would be used as a replacement for shipboard training or something?


Part of the original requirement was that the aircraft could be disassembled and transported in no more than two standard 6X6 trucks.
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:30 am

marine air wrote:Why were the wings so short? A King Air 90/ B100 series of aircraft has 45' wingspan.(Other King Airs are 50 plus feet.) the T-28C has a 40' wingspan. The Bronco also has 40'. Were they hoping it would be used as a replacement for shipboard training or something?

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The Bronco was designed in large measure by a serving Marine Officer how wanted a robust, no nonsense,semi-STOL,aircraft which could take off and land on any roadway (Roads are usually ~15-20' wide with the actual cleared path through a forest ~60-100' wide) and operate in any forward battlefield with the Marines.....hence short, hi-lift stubby wings, and widely spaced long stroke energy absorbing undercarriage.

Excellent reading below:


http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/Legends-of-Vietnam-Broncos-Tale.html?c=y&page=2

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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:37 am

BAJ....Thanks for posting that article !!!! Very interesting read and friends mentioned throughout.

"Warbirdnerd" ....... Bryan, your Dad is quoted a bunch !!!!!!!
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:07 am

I always liked the Bronco, but it's overdue for a makeover. Hang a coupla' Merlins or Griffons on it and head for the nearest pylons...yee haw! 8)
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:11 pm

LadyO2Pilot wrote:BAJ....Thanks for posting that article !!!! Very interesting read and friends mentioned throughout.

"Warbirdnerd" ....... Bryan, your Dad is quoted a bunch !!!!!!!

Yep "Hostage Lady" was very excited to be asked to contribute to the Air and Space article. Great group of guys and gals, I hope to make it back down there to the next Broncofest...

Last time I was down there my Dad and I removed a bunch of the Air Conditioning components from "his" Bronco, under the watchful eyes of ARM Pitt... He would have helped, but only had one free hand... :drinkers:
Good Times.
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:36 pm

Hope to see y'all again at the next one......I may have a conflict but we shall see :-)
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:18 pm

They always look like they are going down a hill when parked on the flat ramp...
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:25 pm

If you are near Fort Worth, please visit THREE OV-10s at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum at the very south end of Meacham Airport on Long Avenue. One is the original Rockwell factory mockup.

http://www.facmuseum.org/
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:09 pm

I know that the Catus Air Force has a second one, it is torn apart at the moment in the back of one of the hangars in Carson City, NV

Scott......
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Re: What's so great about the OV-10 Bronco?

Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:40 am

benguttery wrote:If you are near Fort Worth, please visit THREE OV-10s at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum at the very south end of Meacham Airport on Long Avenue. One is the original Rockwell factory mockup.

http://www.facmuseum.org/

They sure do...
The Tri Service Mock up-
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The Air Force Bronco:
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And My Dad's Bird. He flew this one in combat when it was assigned to VMO-2 including a mission where he was on a Maintenence Hop and discovered a group of bad guys on the beach. (He always flew Maint hops with at least the machine guns armed). Their day at the beach did not end well for them...
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