Name that plane?

Most accounts I’ve read about the RTAF-5 say that it was built entirely from scratch, but I reckon at least the tail and forward fuselage must have come from one of the OV-10’s the RTAF operated. Not quite sure what they hoped to achieve, because surely the whole point of the Bronco’s twin boom/twin engine design was to free up and optimise the fuselage layout. Wasn’t there a small passenger/cargo compartment in the rear fuselage?
By the way, if anyone is planning a holiday to the “Land of Smiles” (Thailand) I can reccommend a side trip to the museum. Easy to reach from anywhere in Bangkok, entry is free, and you can climb all over some (but not all) of the exhibits to your heart’s content. Also a gift shop selling, amongst other things, Siam Scale decals.

Oops,

Forgot an excellent link to the RTAF Museum.

Jan

http://www.thai-aviation.net/W&R%20-%20RTAF%20Museum.htm

The shot is of the sole remaining RTAF-5 from the Royal Thai Air Force Museum at Don Muang AB. Incidentally, the aircraft on the left is a modified Chipmunk, the RTAF-4 Chantra.

Jan

Thailand?

Mark

It’s a RTAF-5 from the Royal Thai Air force.

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:9v6F6ablTP4J:aeroflt.users.netlink.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/thailand/thai-manu-history3.htm+RTAF-5&hl=fr

The RTAF-5 project was a trainer/Forward Air Control aircraft with the same configuration as the US North American OV-10 Bronco. It was powered by a 420 hp Allison 250-B17C turbo-prop engine. The first flight took place on October 5, 1984. Two aircraft were produced, the second of which was used for static testing. The RTAF-5 programme was terminated after the RTAF’s chief test pilot, Wing Commander Soonthorn Wongnamsan was killed in a crash.

Is that a bronco with some sort of rear facing engine? Welcome to the forum by the way!