"The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop-driven light attack and cargo aircraft. Although it is a fixed-wing aircraft, its mission capabilities resemble a fast, long-range, inexpensive and reliable ultra-heavy attack helicopter. It flies at 244 knots (452 kilometers/hour), carries 3 tons of external munitions, and easily loiters for 3 or more hours. It is prized for its versatility, redundancy, load, wide field of view, short-field ability, low operational costs and ease of maintenance." Read more on Wikipedia: OV-10 Bronco
Development status/ToDo
Outside:
- full 3D model complete
- fully animated
- fully textured
- external models: 230gal fuel tank, Mk82 bomb, rockets
Cockpit:
- USAFE version has a 3D cockpit
- most rudimentary instruments present
- realistic fuel system implemented
- working weapons and external stations release
TODO:
- finish USAFE 3D cockpit
- add ignition sequence
- add gun charging procedure
- add realism levels (easy|real)
- improve CDF version from USAFE
- make NASA version
Dimensions
- Span: 40 feet (12.2 meters)
- Length: 41 feet, 7 inches (12.7 meters)
- Height: 15 feet, 1 inch (4.6 meters)
- Weight: Empty: 7,190 pounds (3,261 kilograms)
- Maximum take-off gross weight: 14,444 pounds (6,552 kilograms)
Performances
- MAXIMUM SPEED AT SEA LEVEL: 244 knots (452 kilometers/hour)
- SERVICE CEILING: 28,800 feet (8,778 meters)
- CREW: One pilot and one observer (removable rear seat for greater fuselage cargo capacity)
- FUEL: Five self-sealing fuel tanks in wing: 252-gallon capacity (954 liters) 150-, 230-, or 300-gallon (568-, 871-, or 1,136-liter) external tank
- RANGE: 700 nautical miles (1,297 kilometers) with internal fuel 1200 nautical miles (2224 kilometers) with 150-gallon (568-liter) drop tank
- MISSION PERFORMANCE: 5.5 hours loiter time with 150-gallon (568-liter) drop tank50 nautical miles (93 kilometers) and 2 hours loiter time with full ordnance load
Special Features
Fuel System
Internal Fuel System
- 5 wing stored tanks gravity fed to the engines (fuel cutoff after 15 consecutive seconds of negative G flight).
- default tanks if external is empty or not used.
Armament
Radar Detector
Misc.
- right engine smoke created by mixing oil into fuel thus making a white smoke (s to trigger, S to stop).