North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
Observation and light attack aircraft
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a twin-turboprop light attack and observation (O) aircraft with short takeoff and landing (V) capability designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Rockwell. It was the first aircraft to be specifically designed to conduct counter-insurgency (COIN) and limited war operations. The OV-10 emerged as a concept during the early 1960s by W.H. Beckett and K.P. Rice, having been originally conceived to be a rugged, simple, close-air-support aircraft integrated with frontline ground operations, suitable for operating from the unimproved surfaces of forward operating bases (FOBs), flying at slow to medium subsonic speeds, and possessing much longer loiter times than a jet aircraft, partially by adopting efficient turboprop engines instead of using jet propulsion or piston engines. It was specifically designed to perform the COIN mission as well as to function as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. In 1963, the Light Armed...
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