OV-10s are such a cool aircraft. Saw one recently at an air show and it was fantastic. They use them out here as a firefighting tool. I mean look at the view the pilot has - he or she can see a lot.
Like the first time I saw an A 10, this plane looks simple, well thought out and very useful for many roles where you really need the utility it offers. Since decommissioning our military has been looking for anything to replace it and has had to resort to several different aircraft. It would simply have taken an improved design of this plane to do most all of what they wanted without all the redevelopment. The company building them would likely find a very good market for both military and civilian variants, and it would be very welcome for short haul cargo operations on short runways. I could see these in alaska and all through small community airlines in the Canadian north, I guess some people really don't consider old designs being as good as new ones, but there again one company is restoring DC3's and installing turboprop engines to a waiting market.
So, has everyone forgotten when, under Bill Clinton, the BATF was going to have several fully equipped Bronco aircraft transferred to them? This was during the time BATF and FBI was going crazy about 'militias' and if you had a couple cases of MREs, you were ' food hoarding' and got arrested. That was after WACO. The most disgusting part was, the American people sat quietly. You will get the tyrannical Marxist government you deserve because you refuse to vote and refuse to get involved. I guess Bud Light and TV are just too important.
One of the most unique and versatile light attack/observation aircraft ever created. Although slow and vulnerable to ground fire and air to air combat from far superior fighter aircraft, the OV-10 is a deadly machine in the hands of a skilled pilot. Pilots absolutely love the giant glass bubble style cockpit which offers one of the most incredible field of views of any combat aircraft in existence. The pilot can look left or right and virtually see all the way to the ground with minimal roll. It can carry a wide array of munitions and armament similar to the A-10 minus the giant forward cannon on the A-10. The aircraft is also very maneuverable which is also a strong suit in close combat very low to the ground. It can quickly change directions, dive, roll, pull out, level off, and then sharply rotate upward at a decent rate of climb at speed, banking up and over, and back around in a dive for another attack pass. This can also help the aircraft avoid ground fire while doing dash and sweeps. These aircraft were brought back into service in 2015 for specialty missions in the middle east and continue to fly missions to this day. Many have since been converted to civilian use as well due to their extremely rugged design, superior visibility, very short takeoff and landing characteristics, low cost to fly (compared to other aircraft), low maintenance costs, very long service life.
In 1978, m y brother Leon was killed, when his OV-10 crashed in mountains of South Korea, while he was on deployment with his Marine Airwing. Thank you for the memories of a real Warrior, who served three tours in Vietnam, and was a Marine's Marine!!! Missed you every day brother...
Back in the '80s, the outfit in Alaska to which I was assigned flew the O-2 Cessna as a FAC. It was supposed to upgrade to the OV-10s coming from Patrick AFB, but a pre-inspection revealed too much corrosion to be acceptable. and all were rejected.
This music selection is giving me ear cancer, why ruin such a good video with BULLSH*T music?! Just play the damn sound of the plane! Your music is bad and you should feel bad.
Durante. A grande guerra. Os. Alemãs. Chamavam. Garfo. Do. Diabo. E. Fizeram. Adiferensa. Tá. Na hora. Da minha. Querida. Embraer. Pensar. No nosso. Garfo. Voador. Da. America do sul. Sou eu. Volte. Sou. Da América do sul.
One ride in one while in the USAF back in '70 (GIB) and I was HOOKED. Tried my level best to get an observer job and came whisper close to go to NKP and then to Cambodia. Would have been fun! .
