Grumman OV-1 Mohawk

what is it?

The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is an American armed military observation and attack aircraft that was designed for battlefield surveillance, light strike and transport capabilities. It features a twin turboprop configuration, and carries two crew members in side-by-side seating. The aircraft was intended to operate from short, unimproved runways in support of the United States Army maneuver forces.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 14.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 491 km/htop speed
• size 8,214 kgmax take-off weight
• built 380made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 67 years ago, in 1959.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1959-04-14

introduced

1959

retired

1996

status

retired

number built

380

role

light attack and observation aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Grumman

engines

2× Lycoming T53-L-701 / T53

crew

2

length

12.5 m

wingspan

14.6 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

8,214 kg

top speed

491 km/h

cruise speed

333 km/h

range

—

ceiling

7,620 m

wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.