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Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a observation aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Cessna. Reported operators include United States Air Force (historical) Botswana Air Force Salvadoran Air Force.
United StatesTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
Observation aircraft
United States
Cessna
Limited service
United States Air Force (historical) Botswana Air Force Salvadoran Air Force
532
March 1967 - June 1970
March 1967
January 1967
2010 (United States)
Cessna Skymaster
2
29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
202.5 sq ft (18.81 m 2 )
7.13:1
2,848 lb (1,292 kg)
5,400 lb (2,449 kg)
2 × Continental IO-360 C/D air-cooled flat-six engines, 210 hp (160 kW) each
199 mph (320 km/h, 173 kn) at sea level
144 mph (232 km/h, 125 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
1,060 mi (1,710 km, 920 nmi)
19,800 ft (6,000 m)
1,180 ft/min (6.0 m/s)
SUU-11/A Minigun Pod
Four MAU-3A bomb racks
LAU-59/A Rocket Launcher, MA-2/A Rocket Launcher
SUU-14/A Bomblet Dispenser
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Cessna O-2 Skymaster equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChileAir Force exact named Cessna O-2A component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.
El SalvadorNational Civilian Police exact named equipment holdings: O-2A Skymaster. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / ISR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
NamibiaAir Force exact named Cessna O-2A Skymaster component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.
UruguayAir Force exact named equipment holdings: O-2A Skymaster. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / ISR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ZimbabweAir Force exact named equipment holdings: O-2A Skymaster. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / ISR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United States Air Force (historical) Botswana Air Force Salvadoran Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Gendarmerie & Paramilitary exact named O-2A Skymaster component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.
Air Force exact named O-2A/B Skymaster* component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.
Naval Aviation exact named Cessna O-2A Skymaster component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.
Air Force exact named O-2A Skymaster component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The own explicit O-2A/O-2B or Cessna 337/337G identity is retained; civilian 337 conversions and the distinct military O-2 family are not merged with each other.