General Aviation
Cessna 305a
Manufacturer: Cessna
The Cessna 305A, later known as the O‑1 Bird Dog, is a lightweight, all‑metal, high‑wing liaison and observation aircraft. It first flew on 14 December 1949 and entered U.S. Army service in 1950 as the L‑19. The aircraft served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and remained in U.S. military use until the 1970s. Today it is a popular warbird flown by private owners and museums.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- cessna-305a
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 191
- Example Registration
- N100RL
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 10.97 m / 36 ft
- Length
- 7.87 m / 25 ft
- Height
- 2.24 m / 7 ft
- Max Speed
- 185 km/h / 115 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 167 km/h / 104 mph
- Range
- 850 km / 460 nmi
- Ceiling
- 5600 m / 18500 ft
- First Flight
- 1949-12-14
- Production Start
- 1950
- Production End
- 1959
- Total Built
- 3431
Variants
- 305A- 191 registrations - Example N100RL
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Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100RL
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10442
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10445
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10714
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10715
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1100T
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=112MC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_O-1_Bird_Dog