USA
O-1 BIRD DOG (CESSNA)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  O-1

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: S.F. 260W.
Crew: One.
Role: Light-reconnaissance, liaison, training.
Armament: Normally unarmed.
Dimensions: Length: 25 ft, 10 in (7.9 m). Span: 36 ft (11 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: High-mounted, straight to midwing, and unequally tapered from midwing to blunt tips.

Engine(s): One piston engine mounted in nose.

Fuselage: Cigar-shaped and tapered to the rear section. Blunt nose. Stepped, glassed-in cockpit. Fixed landing gear.

Tail: Fin is rounded. Flats mounted high on the body and are round and butterfly-shaped.

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