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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:25
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The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] OV-1 Mohawk is an armed military observation and attack aircraft, designed for battlefield surveillance and light strike capabilities.
It is of twin turboprop configuration, and carried two crewmembers with side by side seating.
The Mohawk was intended to operate from short, unimproved runways in support of Army maneuver forces.
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The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] OV-1 Mohawk is an armed military observation and attack aircraft, designed for battlefield surveillance and light strike capabilities.
It is of twin turboprop configuration, and carried two crewmembers with side by side seating.
The Mohawk was intended to operate from short, unimproved runways in support of Army maneuver forces.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:37
Development
The prototype (YAO-1AF) first flew on April 14, 1959.
The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served the U.S. Army in Vietnam and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Mohawk was removed from U.S. Army service in September 1996.
Over the years, the mission and the aircraft underwent many changes and roughly 380 were built over all variants.
Mohawk variants included the JOV-1 [armed reconnaissance], OV-1A, [visual and photographic], OV-1B [visual, photographic, and side-looking radar (SLAR) pod], the OV-1C [visual, photographic, and infrared], and the OV-1D (SLAR pod and bigger wings), OV-1E [enlarged fuselage for more sensor operators or cargo], EV-1E [Special electronic intelligence installation] and RV-1E [advanced ELINT Reconnaissance].
The prototype (YAO-1AF) first flew on April 14, 1959.
The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served the U.S. Army in Vietnam and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Mohawk was removed from U.S. Army service in September 1996.
Over the years, the mission and the aircraft underwent many changes and roughly 380 were built over all variants.
Mohawk variants included the JOV-1 [armed reconnaissance], OV-1A, [visual and photographic], OV-1B [visual, photographic, and side-looking radar (SLAR) pod], the OV-1C [visual, photographic, and infrared], and the OV-1D (SLAR pod and bigger wings), OV-1E [enlarged fuselage for more sensor operators or cargo], EV-1E [Special electronic intelligence installation] and RV-1E [advanced ELINT Reconnaissance].
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:39
A four-engined Model 134E with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and tail ducted fan for control for VTOL was proposed to the Army but
not built.
Model 134R was a tandem cockpit version offered to meet the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] {LARA} requirement, but the NA300 was chosen instead becoming the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
not built.
Model 134R was a tandem cockpit version offered to meet the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] {LARA} requirement, but the NA300 was chosen instead becoming the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:41
The Mohawk began as a joint Army-Marine program through the then-Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), for an observation/attack plane that would outperform the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
In June 1956, the Army issued Type Specificationn TS145, which called for the development and procurement of a two-seat, twin turboprop aircraft designed to operate from small, unimproved fields under all weather conditions.
It would be faster, with greater firepower, and heavier armour than the Bird Dog, which had proved vulnerable during the
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In June 1956, the Army issued Type Specificationn TS145, which called for the development and procurement of a two-seat, twin turboprop aircraft designed to operate from small, unimproved fields under all weather conditions.
It would be faster, with greater firepower, and heavier armour than the Bird Dog, which had proved vulnerable during the
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:42
The Mohawk's mission would include observation, artillery spotting, air control, emergency resupply, naval target spotting, liaison, and radiological monitoring.
The Navy specified that the aircraft must be capable of operating from small "jeep" escort class carriers (CVEs).
The DoD selected Grumman Aircraft Corporation's G-134 design as the winner of the competition in 1957.
The Navy specified that the aircraft must be capable of operating from small "jeep" escort class carriers (CVEs).
The DoD selected Grumman Aircraft Corporation's G-134 design as the winner of the competition in 1957.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:43
Marine requirements contributed an unusual feature to the design.
As originally proposed, the OF-1 could be fitted with water skis that would allow the aircraft to land at sea and taxi to island beaches at 20 kts.
Since the Marines were authorized to operate fixed wing aircraft in the close air support (CAS) role, the mockup also featured underwing pylons for rockets, bombs, and other stores.
As originally proposed, the OF-1 could be fitted with water skis that would allow the aircraft to land at sea and taxi to island beaches at 20 kts.
Since the Marines were authorized to operate fixed wing aircraft in the close air support (CAS) role, the mockup also featured underwing pylons for rockets, bombs, and other stores.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:45
The Air Force did not like the armament capability of the Mohawk and tried to get it removed.
The Marines did not want the sophisticated sensors the Army wanted, so when their Navy sponsors opted to buy a
fleet oil tanker, they dropped from the program.
The Army continued with armed Mohawks and developed cargo pods that could be dropped from underwing hard points to resupply troops in emergencies.
The Marines did not want the sophisticated sensors the Army wanted, so when their Navy sponsors opted to buy a
fleet oil tanker, they dropped from the program.
The Army continued with armed Mohawks and developed cargo pods that could be dropped from underwing hard points to resupply troops in emergencies.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:46
The radar imaging capability of the Mohawk was to prove a significant advance in both peace and war.
The SLAR could look through foliage and map terrain, presenting the observer with a film image of the earth below only minutes after the area was scanned.
In military operations, the image was split in two parts, one showing fixed terrain features, the other spotting moving targets.
The SLAR could look through foliage and map terrain, presenting the observer with a film image of the earth below only minutes after the area was scanned.
In military operations, the image was split in two parts, one showing fixed terrain features, the other spotting moving targets.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:48
In mid-1961, the first Mohawks to serve with U.S. forces overseas were delivered to the 7th Army at Sandhofen airfield near Mannheim, Germany.
Before its formal acceptance, the camera-carrying AO-1AF was flown by Ralph Donnell on a tour of 29 European airfields to show it off before the U.S. Army field commanders and potential European customers.
In addition to their Vietnam and European service, SLAR-equipped Mohawks began operational missions in 1963 patrolling the DMZ separating North and South Korea.
Germany and France shown early interest in the Mohawk, and Grumman actually signed a license production agreement with the French manufacturer Breguet in exchange for American rights to the Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft.
Before its formal acceptance, the camera-carrying AO-1AF was flown by Ralph Donnell on a tour of 29 European airfields to show it off before the U.S. Army field commanders and potential European customers.
In addition to their Vietnam and European service, SLAR-equipped Mohawks began operational missions in 1963 patrolling the DMZ separating North and South Korea.
Germany and France shown early interest in the Mohawk, and Grumman actually signed a license production agreement with the French manufacturer Breguet in exchange for American rights to the Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:50
The very nature of the joint Army/Marine program had forced design compromises that made the aircraft an expensive and, sometimes, openly resisted item in Army budgets.
Orders for the OV-1 stopped in Fiscal 1964, and the controversy in the Pentagon over the armed Mohawk peaked with a 1965 directive that prohibited the Army from operating armed fixed wing aircraft.
Operational success in Vietnam led to additional Mohawk orders in 1966, and by 1968, five surveillance companies were
operating in Southeast Asia.
Orders for the OV-1 stopped in Fiscal 1964, and the controversy in the Pentagon over the armed Mohawk peaked with a 1965 directive that prohibited the Army from operating armed fixed wing aircraft.
Operational success in Vietnam led to additional Mohawk orders in 1966, and by 1968, five surveillance companies were
operating in Southeast Asia.
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Re: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
par Viber Mer 21 Juil 2010, 13:51
Last of the Mohawk versions to enter production was the OV-1D with more powerful T53-701 engines, improved avionics, and interchangeable mission pallets that make it possible to switch the aircraft from infrared to SLAR configuration in about an hour.
The first four OV-1Ds were prototypes converted from earlier production airframes, and the first flew in 1969.
These were followed by 37 new-build aircraft, the last of which was delivered in December 1970.
The first four OV-1Ds were prototypes converted from earlier production airframes, and the first flew in 1969.
These were followed by 37 new-build aircraft, the last of which was delivered in December 1970.
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