Cessna O-2 Skymaster

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forward air control aircraft military aircraft observation aircraft push-pull configuration aircraft twin-boom aircraft

The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cessna 337 Skymaster	4
Cessna O-2 Skymaster canonical	2
O-2	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	forward air control aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ observation aircraft ⓘ push-pull configuration aircraft ⓘ twin-boom aircraft ⓘ
armament	flares and smoke rockets ⓘ underwing hardpoints for gun pods ⓘ underwing hardpoints for rockets ⓘ
basedOn	Cessna O-2 Skymaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cessna 337 Skymaster
conflictUsedIn	Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ
designationByUSAF	Cessna O-2 Skymaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: O-2
developedFrom	civil Cessna Skymaster series ⓘ
emptyWeight	approximately 2,645 lb ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin-engine push-pull ⓘ
engineType	piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight	1965 ⓘ
grossWeight	approximately 4,400 lb ⓘ
height	approximately 9 ft 4 in ⓘ
introduced	1967 ⓘ
length	approximately 29 ft 9 in ⓘ
manufacturer	Cessna ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 199 mph ⓘ approximately 320 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature	centerline push-pull propellers ⓘ extensive side window area for observation ⓘ twin-boom tail ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 500 ⓘ
powerplant	2 × Continental IO-360 engines ⓘ
primaryMission	directing air strikes ⓘ target marking ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Air Force ⓘ
range	approximately 1,000 miles ⓘ approximately 1,600 km ⓘ
role	forward air control ⓘ observation ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceCeiling	approximately 19,300 ft ⓘ approximately 5,880 m ⓘ
usedBy	Guatemalan Air Force ⓘ Honduran Air Force ⓘ Royal Moroccan Air Force ⓘ surface form: Moroccan Air Force Portuguese Air Force ⓘ Republic of Vietnam Air Force ⓘ Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ Armed Forces of El Salvador ⓘ surface form: Salvadoran Air Force United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
wingspan	approximately 38 ft 0 in ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum → hasAircraftOnDisplay → Cessna O-2 Skymaster ⓘ

Cessna O-2 Skymaster → basedOn → Cessna O-2 Skymaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cessna 337 Skymaster

Cessna O-2 Skymaster → designationByUSAF → Cessna O-2 Skymaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: O-2

Martinair → operatedAircraftType → Cessna O-2 Skymaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cessna 337 Skymaster

Cessna → hasModel → Cessna O-2 Skymaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cessna 337 Skymaster

Haitian Air Force → operatedAircraft → Cessna O-2 Skymaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cessna 337 Skymaster