DESIGNATION: OV-1D By Grumman G-134

• NAME: Mohawk
• MANUFACTURE: Grumman
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
• AIRPLANE TYPE: Mid-Wing All Metal Mono-Plane
• WING SPAN: 48 Feet
• WING AREA: 360 Square Feet
• LENGTH: 41 Feet 1 and 3/4 Inches (With SLAR installed) 43 Feet 3 and 1/4 Inches
• HEIGHT: 12 Feet 8 Inches
• EMPTY WEIGHT: 12,054 Pounds
• GROSS TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 18,010 Pounds
• MAXIMUM MISSION TAKE OFF WEIGHT: SLAR 18,109, Infra-Red 15,544
• ENGINE: 2 Each
• ENGINE TYPE: Lycoming T53-L-701A Gas Turbine
• ENGINE POWER: 1400 Shaft Horse Power
• PROPELLER DIAMETER: 10 Feet
• FUEL CONSUMPTION: 115 Gallons Per-Hour at cruise
• FUEL CAPACITY: 297 Gallons Main Fuselage, 2 150 Gallon Drop Aux Tanks, 897 ferry configuration
• MAX RANGE WITH AUX @ 20,000 FT: SLAR 820 NM (944 Statute Miles), IR 878 NM (1,011 Statute Miles)
• MAX ENDURANCE @ 140 KNOTS: SLAR 4.35 Hours
• CRUISE SPEED: 180 Knots (207 MPH)
• TOP SPEED: 390 Knots (450 MPH)
• LANDING SPEED: 100 KIAS
• STALL SPEED: 82 KIAS
• RATE OF CLIMB (MAX POWER): SLAR 3,466, IR 3,618 Feet Per Minute MISSION: Observation, Photography, Electronic Surveillance, Map Making
• ARMAMENT: Officially None But Does Have Hard Points On Both Wings For 4 Combination Bomb/Rocket Racks Of The Aero 15D Type.
• TOTAL BUILT: 375 All Models
• SERVICE: From 1961 To 1996 MILITARY SERIAL NUMBER: 68-15947
• OWNER: Air Heritage Inc.
• STATUS: Flying

RESTORATION REPORT: In the spring of 1996 we were informed that a number of OV-1D Mohawks were to be dropped from service by the 224^th MI Battalion at Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, GA. We filed letters of intent with the GSA system for all 15 available airplanes. About a month later we were allotted two aircraft:68-15946 and 68-15947. We were lucky to have gotten two aircraft that were built alongside at the Fort Stewart, FL. Grumman plant.

Now came the problems of moving the aircraft off government property within thirty days. Being a special plane and not many being produced, finding a pilot with a current LOA in type was difficult. First, an N number had to be obtained from the FAA in Kansas City who had difficulty in advising what form they would accept to prove ownership. A call to acting head of FAA, Mr. Barry Valentine, solved the problem but that took six weeks. The Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas provided leads for Ferry Pilots. We were informed that a Mr. Wally Sanders in Dothan, AL., who was currently operating a Mohawk had a pilot, Mr. John Neher who was willing to help us. Mr. Neher was an instructor pilot at Fort Rucker, AL. with 7000 hours flying the Mohawk. Mr. Neher agreed to fly the Mohawks to Beaver Falls, PA. at no cost, and provide check rides for our Pilots. Mr. Jack Roethlisberger, pilot and AP mechanic, met Mr. Neher at Hunter Field and delivered our first Mohawk - 947 in April 1997.

The aircraft required very little restoration work as the Army kept the planes in good order. We did fly both aircraft but sold 68-15946 in 2006. Mohawk 68-15947 is currently airworthy and available for the 2007 Air Show season.

At the Beaver Co. Airshow 1998 with the "Thunder Pig"