Military
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Manufacturer: Cessna
The Cessna O‑1 Bird Dog is a lightweight, high‑wing, single‑engine liaison and observation aircraft that first flew in December 1949. It entered U.S. Army service in 1950 as the L‑19 and was used in Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts. The aircraft is still flown by private owners and museums.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- cessna-o-1-bird-dog
- Class
- Military
- Registry Count
- 46
- Example Registration
- N119LH
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
- L-19E- 27 registrations - Example N119LH
- L-19- 7 registrations - Example N129G
- L-19A- 7 registrations - Example N14621
- 305A (O-1A)- 2 registrations - Example N6620N
- CESSNA L-19A- 1 registrations - Example N5022K
- O-1E- 1 registrations - Example N50WP
- O-1G- 1 registrations - Example N16886
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Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=119LH
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=129G
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13FM
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14621
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16886
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24524
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=305EF
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_L-19/O-1_Bird_Dog
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_O-1_Bird_Dog