General Aviation
Lockheed Yo-3a
Manufacturer: LOCKHEED
The Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star was a single‑engine, low‑wing observation aircraft developed for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Built on a Schweizer SGS 2‑32 glider airframe, it was engineered to be acoustically silent so that it could fly at low altitudes at night without being detected by enemy forces.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- lockheed-yo-3a
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 2
- Example Registration
- N123LT
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 17 m / 57 ft
- Length
- 8.94 m / 29 ft
- Max Speed
- 166 km/h / 103 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 129.7 km/h / 80.6 mph
- First Flight
- 1969
- Production Start
- 1969
- Production End
- 1970
- Total Built
- 11
Variants
- YO-3A- 2 registrations - Example N123LT
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