ROCKWELL (NORTH AMERICAN) OV-10 “BRONCO” O-OBSERVATION V-FIXED WING The OV-10 was delivered to VMO-2 in February 1968 and deployed to Vietnam for duty the same year. Initially designed with a compartment behind the cockpits for counter-insurgency operations the Bronco mission also included helicopter escort, Light Armed Reconnaissance, and Forward Air Control (FAC) duties.  The rear section of the fuselage can also carry cargo, personnel or 2 stretchers. WING SPAN    40’ 3” WING AREA    291  SQ FT LENGTH    41’ 6” HEIGHT    15’ 2” EMPTY WEIGHT   6,921 LBS GROSS WEIGHT   14,444  LBS ENGINE    2 x GARRET T76-G-420/421 POWER     1040 SHAFT HORSE POWER MAX SPEED     280 MPH CEILING    28,700’ RANGE COMBAT LOAD   228  NAUTICAL MILES FERRY     1428 NAUTICAL MILES ARMAMENT    3,600  LBS OF BOMBS AND/OR ROCKETS 4 x 7.62mm MACHINE GUNS