Tulossa: Grumman OV-1 Mohawk (Warpaint 154)

Tuotekuvaus:

Grumman's OV-1 Mohawk was unquestionably the most versatile aircraft the US Army ever had, but so secret were its capabilities and missions that only now, three decades after leaving Army service, can the full story be revealed, the author drawing on first hand accounts, previously unpublished archives and newly de-classified material. Covered in detail are early concepts - which even included water-skis - and numerous design projects such as a VTOL and enlarged variants.

Conceived at a time of great global threat, with all four uniformed, services as well as other Government Agencies involved in the design it was far more than the simple armed reconnaissance aircraft than its 'Observation' designator suggested. 

Before the arrival of Attack Helicopters, Mohawks flew armed missions in support of Army operations in Vietnam, acquitting themselves well against a heavily-armed foe. The guns and rockets however were ultimately for self-protection to enable their primary mission, surveillance and intelligence gathering.
The purely daytime-visual work of old, rapidly developed through the use of emerging electronic technologies - especially radar and Infra-red - that could be used day or night irrespective of weather or ground-cover. For the first time battlefield commanders would get intelligence and target information in near real-time.

116 pages