O-2 Skymaster
Specifications:
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Cruising Speed: 196 mph |
| Range: 1,325 mi | Service Ceiling: 19,300 ft |
| Span: 38'2" | Length: 29' 9" |
| Height: 9'9" | Weight: 2,705/4,630 gr/max |
Engines: Continental 10-360 flat six, 210 hp each.
O-2 General Information: Manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company as a derivative of the Cessna Model 337 Skymaster. The O-2 was built as stop gap as the OV-10 was not going to be delivered for a while and the Air Force saw a clear need for something a little bit faster than the O-1 Birddog.
N3219K: This aircraft was purchased by Heritage flight museum in February of 2005. It is a beautiful restoration with most of it's original military radios still working! One of the best parts of starting the aircraft is turning on the IFF and listening to it wind up or changing the frequencies of the VHF radio and listening to the servos crank over the new freq! Of course keeping the radios running is a challenge but one we are meeting for the ones we currently use. We've let the FM slip away but should we be needed in a troops in contact situation or CSAR, we'll get it going again!
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| Greg and JR in close showing a nice view of the rocket and gun pods | Banked away with Mt Baker in the background |
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| "Coasting in" over the Nooksack Delta | Nice top view |
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| On a high perch | |