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Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 22:31
by airboatr
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
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 22:45
by Garry Russell
Cheers for that Joe
Graceful......in an odd sort of way
Garry
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 23:33
by airboatr
odd?
.. how do you mean?
like 1,3,5,7,...odd?
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 23:50
by Paul K
Great vid ! Very interesting aircraft, the Mohawk...I read somewhere it had some rather lethal aerodynamic characteristics; do you know anything more, Joe ?
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 00:14
by airboatr
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
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 00:32
by DaveB
Loved the wind noise Joe
Oh.. the flypast was ok too
ATB
DaveB
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 00:39
by Garry Russell
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
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 00:41
by airboatr
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 00:46
by airboatr
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
Re: Grumman Mohawk OV 1D Take off and Fly-by
Posted: 20 Sep 2009, 03:36
by Chris Trott
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
