# What Aircraft Is This? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 22, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390 "2017-11-22T10:08:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ionizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5daacb/32.png) [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/21 "2018-05-17T21:51:34Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Broncos were ground attack planes, too. Yeah - to me, it looks what a prop-driven A-10 would be (if such existed). Google image search showed a few of them with mini-guns under the cockpit (ground attack/support). ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/22 "2018-05-17T23:28:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bumped. > > There’s a good article about the Bronco, “A Low, Slow Plane for Limited War,” on pp. 12-13 of the April issue of _Naval History_. Worth a read. Awesome. Thanks for the heads-up! ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/23 "2018-05-18T00:34:38Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Broncos were ground attack planes, too. Are. The Philippine Air Force used them to conduct airstrikes in Marawi last year. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AqqSxV7uADA/maxresdefault.jpg "Scenes from Marawi: Airstrikes on Day 18") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqqSxV7uADA) ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/24 "2018-05-18T11:09:50Z")
It is clearly Luftwaffe aircraft number 9918 But to save you the effort of finding info about this Bronco , luftwaffe #9918, see here > **[OV-10B Bronco 99+18 Restoration Completed!](https://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/ov-10b-bronco-9918-restoration-completed.html)** > > OV-10B Bronco 99+18 Restoration Completed! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/25 "2018-05-18T22:24:17Z")
I’m confused. Was the caption for the video that describes both planes not there when the OP started this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/26 "2018-05-20T05:01:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I disagree. When I was a kid who built airplane models, the OV-10 Bronco was one of my faves. Same here. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bumped. > > There’s a good article about the Bronco, “A Low, Slow Plane for Limited War,” on pp. 12-13 of the April issue of _Naval History_. Worth a read. [Here it is at usni.org](https://www.usni.org/magazines/navalhistory/2018-04/historic-aircraft-low-slow-plane-limited-war) — subscription required, though. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/27 "2018-05-20T06:13:50Z")
I don’t know if it’s true but I’ve been told you can point it just about straight down and not hit VNE. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/28 "2018-05-20T17:42:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > …Here it is at [usni.org](http://usni.org) — subscription required, though. Thanks. Some big libraries carry the magazine, or you can order current and back issues from USNI. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/29 "2018-05-20T21:13:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > That is one ugly plane. > [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > (Laughing) So ugly that it is beautiful in a way that defies logic. Seems to be common in planes with a “-10” in their nomenclature… [A10, Warthog, Airplane, Military Aircraft, Aircraft, Jet Fighter, Machine Gun, Bomber Wallpapers HD / Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds](https://wallup.net/a10-warthog-airplane-military-aircraft-aircraft-jet-fighter-machine-gun-bomber/) ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/30 "2018-05-21T19:35:31Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I disagree. When I was a kid who built airplane models, the OV-10 Bronco was one of my faves. I think it looks pretty neat. A [Short Skyvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_SC.7_Skyvan) looks like the bigger, frumpier sibling. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/31 "2019-01-19T20:24:18Z")
Bumped. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > …When I was a kid who built airplane models, the OV-10 Bronco was one of my faves. And now it can be again!: [http://www.historicaviation.com/OV-10A-1\_72-Kit/productinfo/704222/](http://www.historicaviation.com/OV-10A-1_72-Kit/productinfo/704222/) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/32 "2019-01-19T20:39:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bumped. > And now it can be again!: [http://www.historicaviation.com/OV-10A-1\_72-Kit/productinfo/704222/](http://www.historicaviation.com/OV-10A-1_72-Kit/productinfo/704222/) [This was the kit I had.](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/3/4/4/194344-32432-92-720.jpg) (And those helicopters in the background… I built [this kit](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/4/7/5/120475-11185-70-pristine.jpg).) . ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/33 "2019-01-19T23:26:20Z")
Beautiful plane. > [@wiki](#): > > The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It could carry up to three tons of external munitions, internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and could loiter for three or more hours. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390/34 "2019-01-20T01:16:58Z")
> [@Ionizer](#): > > Yeah - to me, it looks what a prop-driven A-10 would be (if such existed). Google image search showed a few of them with mini-guns under the cockpit (ground attack/support). The [OV-1 Mohawk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_OV-1_Mohawk) looks even more like “a prop-driven A-10”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-is-this/802390.md?page=1)