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Douglas O-38
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Douglas O-38F at National Museum of the United States Air Force
The Douglas O-38 was an observation airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps.
Between 1931 and 1934, Douglas built 156 O-38s for the Air Corps, eight of which were O-38Fs. Some were still in service at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941.
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Specifications
- Span: 40 ft (12.2 m)
- Length: 32 ft (9.75 m)
- Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
- Weight: 5,401 lb maximum (2,500 kg)
- Armament: None on O-38Fs (other O-38s carried two .30-cal (7.62 mm) machine guns, one fixed forward-firing and one flexible.
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1690 of 625 hp (466 kW)
- Cost: $12,000
- Maximum speed: 152 mph (245 km/h)
- Cruising speed: 128 mph (206 km/h)
- Range: 700 miles (1,126.5 km)
- Service Ceiling: 19,750 ft (6020 m)
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