Aerospace

Evolution
By Isaiah Reynoso and Ben Lewis

Two Unique Planes

Cessna O-2A Skymaster

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Cessna O-2A Skymaster

The skymaster was ordered in 1966 to replace the Cessna O-1 by
the U.S. Air Force.
The skymaster was built as a two seater,this meant that one crew
member was the pilot and the other could concentrate on the forward
air control, avoid ground threats and give strike briefings towards
incoming attack planes.
The ideal plane for a FAC mission.
This plane was cheap to make and cheap to buy.
This plane was also used during the vietnam war for chemical
warfare.

O-2A Skymaster
The skymaster was first introduced in 1966 by Cessna.
The skymaster first test flight was in January of 1967. Afterwards, the
production of the skymaster was to be delivering in March of 1967.
After 532 skymasters were produced, Cessna ended the production of
these planes in 1975.
Most of these planes were bought out by the USAF and used for the
Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, 178 of these planes were lost.
Most of the planes today are in museums and the rest are for personal
use of owners. One is recorded to be in Australia.

Major Achievements
Contained retractable landing gear
had two twin tail booms
held two tandem-mounted engines
(continental 10-360 six piston engines)
also contained a tractor-pusher propeller
arrangement
was mainly used during the Vietnam War.

The Invention
Was invented by Cessna aircraft company in
1966.
Was built in Wichita, Kansas, US
anonymous inventors

Technical notes
Crew- 2 (pilot and the observer)
Length: 29.9 ft.
Cruising speed: 196 mph
Wingspan: 38.2 ft.
Range: 1,325 miles
Height: 9.9 ft.
Ceiling: 19,300 ft.
empty weight: 2,848 lbs. Maximum speed: 205 mph
Loaded weight: 5,400 lbs.

Media Coverage
This photograph was taken during a flight test
by the USAF

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages-

Disadvantages-

Two engines
Two pilots
Easy to fly

When using chemical

warfare, back end pilot is
blind in certain areas.

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

384 built between 1946-1954
The largest piston engine powered aircraft ever mass produced
Has the largest wingspan of any combat aircraft out there at 230 ft (the
boeing 747 for example is 195 ft)
First bomber capable of delivering a U.S nuclear weapon without needing
modification
Had a range of 9,900 mi and was the world's first manned bomber with an
unrefueled intercontinental range
Set the standard for range and payload for all future U.S. intercontinental
bombers

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

The B-36 could fly for more than 40 hours straight without refueling
Was considered obsolete from the beginning, being piston powered in the
new age of jets, but could fly higher, further, and carry more than any other
bomber
The later models had 10 engines: 6 piston engines and 4 jet engines
Had a payload of 86,000 lbs, more than the entire B-17 Flying Fortress
Was capable of dropping a small fighter plane from its bomb ba to defend
itself from enemy airplanes
The only U.S. aircraft to carry and utilize a nuclear reactor

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Resources
Cessna O-2A Skymaster:
APA Citations:
Factsheets : Cessna O-2A Skymaster. (n.d.). Retrieved
September 15, 2014.
O-2 Skymaster. (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2014.
Warbird Alley: Cessna O-2 Super Skymaster. (2006, January
1). Retrieved September 15, 2014.
(n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2014
MLA Citations:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?i
d=304
http://fas.org/irp/program/collect/o-2.htm
http://www.warbirdalley.com/o2.htm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Cessna_
Skymaster_O-2_5.jpg