OV-10 Bronco (North American Rockwell, USA)

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The Luftwaffe OV-10B(Z) had a GE J85-GE-4 turbojet mounted on struts above the wing. This added 100 mph to the top speed, cut the takeoff roll in half, and tripled the rate of climb.

OV10B

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End of an era : Philippine Air Force (PAF) retires OV-10 Bronco aircraft...

...the Broncos was introduced on Nov. 12, 1991 and had served the PAF for 33 years.

The PAF said that the Broncos played a key role in CAS, counterinsurgency operations, and campaigns against insurgent groups like the New People’s Army (NPA), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

‘End of an era’ as PAF retires AH-1S ‘Cobra’, OV-10 ‘Bronco’ aircraft

It was the end of an era for the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) Bell AH-1S “Cobra” attack helicopter and North American Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco” multi-role attack aircraft after they were officially retired by the military on Saturday, Dec. 28.

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The Luftwaffe OV-10B(Z) had a GE J85-GE-4 turbojet mounted on struts above the wing. This added 100 mph to the top speed, cut the takeoff roll in half, and tripled the rate of climb.

OV10B

www.germanwing.de

OV-10B(Z) target tug Bronco variant with an auxiliary J85-GE-4 turbojet engine in West German service

 

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OV-10 Bronco experimentally fitted with a lateral and forward firing M197 20mm rotary cannon installation in the utility bay