Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 19 Sep 2009, 22:31

Helloooo Gents.

The Mohawk I'd been trying to video took flight and I got it uploaded to youtube

I just love the sound it makes when up to speed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkWT8CcY7Rc

Joe

Post by **Garry Russell** » 19 Sep 2009, 22:45

Cheers for that Joe

Graceful......in an odd sort of way

Garry

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 19 Sep 2009, 23:33

odd?

.. how do you mean?
like 1,3,5,7,...odd?

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 19 Sep 2009, 23:50

Great vid ! Very interesting aircraft, the Mohawk...I read somewhere it had some rather lethal aerodynamic characteristics; do you know anything more, Joe ?

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 20 Sep 2009, 00:14

well

they're generally perceived as an odd aircraft

made in the late 50's as an observation and reconnaissance platform

it's a two seater, odd , burns a lot of fuel can be fitted with a variety of bombs and munitions

has three vertical tails , again ... odd

and it's owner has 5 more just like it ... all for sale

and there is more here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OV-1_Mohawk

... and then the Trott will have to fill us in with the rest of the odds and ends.

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I tell ya , I just love the thing,......... it do have a very unique look to it ,

Joe

Post by **DaveB** » 20 Sep 2009, 00:32

Loved the wind noise Joe

Oh.. the flypast was ok too

ATB

DaveB

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Sep 2009, 00:39

With all it's military bits hanging down, it has a menacing, ouroseful almost evil look.

Cleaned up in a more civvy scheme it looks like something from Star Wars

Garry

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 20 Sep 2009, 00:41

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 20 Sep 2009, 00:46

DaveB wrote:Loved the wind noise Joe

Oh.. the flypast was ok too

ATB

DaveB

then you gonna absolutly shite and fall back in it when you see the Helo vids I took today!

I know I need to make up some sort of muffler for the camera mic...my Z812 Kodak

I didn't design the thing

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 20 Sep 2009, 03:36

airboatr wrote: ... and then the Trott will have to fill us in with the rest of the odds and ends.

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Not aware of any "lethal aerodynamics", but then again, it's not an aircraft I've ever found a ton of information on. I know it's "near brother" the OV-10 has some due to its "spoilerons", but the OV-1D I've always been told is a pretty honest aircraft.

I can tell you one thing - Doug Jeanes, President of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, flew them operationally while he was in the service and got an OV-1D for the museum. It's his definite pet bird of the fleet and you can tell he's so happy to be reunited with the plane.

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Mohawk.htm

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