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Meet a Disciple of Flight – Brian Hauge
Subject: Aviator Pilots
The Cessna L-19 O-1 Bird Dog
Specifications (O-1E)
- Crew: 2
- Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 7ft 3½ in (2.22 m)
- Wing area: 174 ft² (16.16 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,614 lb (732 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 2,400 lb; An approved US Army modification could increase the Maximum permissible weight to 2800 lbs (1089 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-11 flat six piston, 213 hp (159 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h)
- Range: 530 miles (853 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,300 ft (6,200 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,040 ft/min (317 m/min)
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