USA - Naval aviation and armament
Rockwell / Boeing OV-10 Bronco observation / anti-insurgence plane
OV-10A Bronco
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| OV-10A | observer / anti-insurgence | 2/1968 - 1977 | 114, additional 157 planes for USAF | 4/1994 | 2 Garret-Air Research T76-G-410/412 (2 x 715 h. p.) or T76-G-416/417 engines (2 x 715 h. p.), 4 7.6-mm MG, 1632 kg of combat load (4 272-kg hull points with 4 272-kg bombs or 76 68-mm rockets or 16 127-mm rockets or 4 cassette bombs or 4 sixtuple 7.6-mm MG or 4 20-mm guns; 2 272-kg wing points with 2 Sidewinder AAM or 2 227-kg bombs or 2 bomb cassettes or 14 68-mm rockets) |
| OV-10D | 1979 - 1980 | 18 | 2 T76-G-420/421 engines (2 x 1040 h. p.), hull lengthened, 4 7.6-mm MG, 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1632 kg of combat load (4 272-kg hull points with 4 272-kg bombs or 76 68-mm rockets or 16 127-mm rockets or 4 cassette bombs or 4 sixtuple 7.6-mm MG or 4 20-mm guns or 4 Paveway guided bombs; 2 272-kg wing points with 2 Sidewinder AAM or 2 227-kg bombs or 2 bomb cassettes or 14 68-mm rockets) | ||
| OV-10D+ | 1989 - 1990 | 23 modified from OV-10A + 14 modified from OV-10D | minor alterations |
| Modification | OV-10A | OV-10D |
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Wing span, m |
12.19 | 12.19 |
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Length, m |
12.67 | 13.41 |
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Height, m |
4.62 | 4.62 |
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Wings area, m2 |
27.03 | 27.03 |
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Empty mass, kg |
3127 | 3127 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
6552 | 6552 |
| Engine |
2 Garret - Air Research T76-G-410/412 |
2 Garret - Air Research T76-G-420/421 |
|
Power, h. p. |
2 õ 715 | 2 õ 1040 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 452 | 463 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | ||
| Flying range, km | 933 | 2224 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 13.2 | 15.3 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 7315 | 9150 |
| Complement | 2 | 2 |
| Armament | 4 7.6-mm MG, 1632 kg of combat load (4 272-kg hull points with 4 272-kg bombs or 76 68-mm rockets or 16 127-mm rockets or 4 cassette bombs or 4 sixtuple 7.6-mm MG or 4 20-mm guns; 2 272-kg wing points with 2 Sidewinder AAM or 2 227-kg bombs or 2 bomb cassettes or 14 68-mm rockets) | 4 7.6-mm MG, 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1632 kg of combat load (4 272-kg hull points with 4 272-kg bombs or 76 68-mm rockets or 16 127-mm rockets or 4 cassette bombs or 4 sixtuple 7.6-mm MG or 4 20-mm guns or 4 Paveway guided bombs; 2 272-kg wing points with 2 Sidewinder AAM or 2 227-kg bombs or 2 bomb cassettes or 14 68-mm rockets) |
OV-10A Bronco
© Ivan Gogin, 2008