Flying the OV-10 Bronco ...from the cockpit (videos)

[Uncle Chô]

http://asmc7234.chez.tiscali.fr/images/Bronco.jpg
A private owned French OV-10B Bronco. It is a former Luftwaffe aircraft (West Germany used a dozen of Broncos as target tugs in the 70s and 80s)

You could experience real take off ("Décollage") and landing ("Atterrissage") from the cockpit here : http://www.meacmtl.com/fichiers/Bronco-Aterro%20Deco.html (each file is about 8 Mo)

Check the thrilling descent rate, fasten your harness ...and enjoy your flight! ;)

[Deuterium]

Anyone else out there jumped from a Bronco? I've got three jumps(static). You sit in the back, the pilot pulls up the nose when over the drop-zone and you slide out the back. Definitely the coolest S/L jump I have done.

[ChuckThunder]

Anyone else out there jumped from a Bronco? I've got three jumps(static). You sit in the back, the pilot pulls up the nose when over the drop-zone and you slide out the back. Definitely the coolest S/L jump I have done.

How many guys fit in the back?

[Uncle Chô]

Officially, 5 paratroopers. But it was very seldom used in this peculiar role.
Lucky we are to have someone like Deuterium to tell us some stories about bailing out of a Bronco (BTW, was that of a USMC or a USAF airplane?) :)

[ANZAC74]

Is it still in service?

ANZAC74

[AFACadet]

I want one

[Deuterium]

Well I didn't "bail out" it was a regular jump. The jumpmaster would be the first sitting in the tail and the rest of us would sit behind him. If I remember right we did three at a time but It probably could take 5(very tighly packed). I can't remember if it was an Army or Marine A/C. I made all three my jumps at FT Bragg in 1992.