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GRUMMAN OV-1B MOHAWK
N631HF    s/n 59-2631
Price Reduced $190,000

Airframe:                            3150 Hrs TTSNEW

Engines:                             Lycoming T53-L-7 Turbine
                   LH:                 50 Hrs HSI
                                                241 Hrs SMOH 

                   RH:                 202 Hrs HSI   
                                                997 Hrs SMOH                        

Exterior:                              Painted in its U.S. Army markings when it first went into operational service in 1962 in Hanau, West Germany with the 503^rd Aviation Battalion, 3^rd Armored Division providing surveillance work along the German border.

AVIONICS:
Garmin 430 GPS/Moving Map/Comm/Nav/Approach Mode
King KY 196 VHF (second)
Full military avionics
IFR capable 

EQUIPMENT:
Dual flight controls
Two 150 gallon drop tanks (operational)
Two Martin-Baker ejection seats (operational) 

MISCELLANEOUS:
Aircraft fully airworthy and flying
Performance: Speed 240 kts, Range 800+ sm (with drop tanks), Ceiling 25,000 ft.
Annual inspection completed July 2007, current on maintenance program
Certified Experimental Exhibition
Army maintenance manuals and pilot operating manual (TM-10)
New paint, June 2001 

HISTORY OF S/N 59-2631:
This is the last known flying B model OV-1 Mohawk. The OV-1B Mohawk was developed by the Army
to be able to carry the eighteen foot SIDE LOOKING AERIAL RADAR (SLAR) pod while retaining the
photographic capabilities of the earlier OV-1A Mohawk.  The SLAR provided a film record of ground radar
images on both sides of the aircraft’s flight path of moving targets at night and in bad weather. This system
was used successfully in patrolling the West German border and in Vietnam. To compensate for the weight
and increased drag of the SLAR pod, the OV–1B model received more powerful engines and increased
wing span. The OV-1B had 5 feet of wing added to improve lift and engine horsepower increased by 100 shp
per engine. The U.S. Army had 90 OV-1Bs built. The Mohawk is the fastest turboprop ever operated by the
Army and served in reconnaissance and armed attack versions.

The aircraft is painted in its U.S. Army markings when it first went into operational service in 1962 in Hanau,
West Germany with the 503^rd Aviation Battalion, 3^rd Armored Division providing surveillance work along the
German border. The aircraft has performed extensively since 2002 on the U.S. air show circuit with the Sky
Soldiers Demonstration Team of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF). Our aircraft was released from Army (National Guard) service in 1985.

1962–1965: 503RD AVN. BN., 3RD Armored Div., (Hanau, W. Germany)
1965–1966: 122ND AVN BN (West Germany)
1966–1967: CONUS (Depot Mtc.)
1967–1969: Army Aviation School; Ft. Rucker, AL
1969–1970: CONUS (Mtc. Aircraft Spare)
1970–1972: 52ND AVN. BN. (South Korea)
1972–1978: CONUS (Flyable Storage)
1978–1985: Georgia Army National Guard
1985–1986: Army Aviation Museum; Ft. Rucker,AL
1886–1999: Private Owner
1999 to present: Army Aviation Heritage Foundation

HISTORY OF OV-1B MOHAWK:

In June of 1956, the Army had a requirement for a two seat, twin turboprop aircraft designed to operate from
small, unimproved fields under all weather conditions to perform the missions of observation, artillery spotting,
air control, and liaison. The GRUMMAM AIRCRAFT CORPORATION was awarded the Tri–Service
contract with it’s entry of the OV–1 Mohawk. The Army took delivery of it’s first OV–1A Mohawk in Feb.
of 1961 with total deliveries of 380 OV–1’s in four different A–D models.

MOHAWKS were initially deployed to South Vietnam in 1962 and served throughout the entire conflict. The
Mohawk was used for visual and photographic reconnaissance with great success due to the aircraft’s speed
and quiet turbo–prop engines. The aircraft was also utilized with success in the light attack role when armed with
2.75 inch rockets and .50 caliber machine guns. In late 1966, an armed OV–1A of the 131st S.A.C. shot down
a North Vietnamese Air Force MIG–17 over North Vietnam.

The Mohawk was removed from Army service in the mid 1990’s with the last Mohawk unit being the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion based at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

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