USA
O-2 SKYMASTER (CESSNA)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  O-2

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: Skymaster 335 Model.
Crew: Two.
Role: Observation, liaison, forward air control, psychological warfare.
Armament: Miniguns, rockets.
Dimensions: Length: 29 ft, 9 in (9.6 m). Span: 38 ft, 3 in (11.64 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: High-mounted with straight leading edges and forward-tapered trailing edges from midwing to blunt tips.

Engine(s): Two piston engines, one on the nose and one on the rear of the body.

Fuselage: Stubby, box-like with propellers at each end. Stepped, glassed-in cockpit. Rear of body upswept to tail booms.

Tail: Rectangular tail flat at end of twin tail booms. Swept-back tail fins with blunt tips at tips of tail flat. Fins extend above and below tail flat.

USER COUNTRIES

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