Billy and Jana Copeland’s Cessna 01E/L-19 Birddog 1962 Model

History:
This aircraft was part of the MAP (Military Assistance Program) and sent to EI-28 Italy. It was sold in 1985 and shipped back to the USA in a crate. It was in a crate until it was sold to a dealer in 1998. We purchased it from the dealer in 2002 and began the restoration process. It was not issued an airworthiness certificate in the USA until the restoration was completed in 2004. We received the Silver Wrench Award and the best L-19 at EAA Airventure 2005.

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Specifications

Registration Number	Date of Manufacture
N9019V	1950
Aircraft Role	Nickname
Liaison/Forward Air Controller
Aircraft Type:	Wingspan:
Cessna L-19/ O-1 Birddog	36 feet
Overall length:	Empty weight:
25 feet 9 inches	1488 lbs
Gross weight:	Fuel capacity:
2400 lbs	40 gal
Oil capacity	Engine type:
10 qts	Single 219 hp Continental O 470-11 piston engine
Propeller type:	Max Speed
McCauley 90-47	145 mph
Rate of Climb	Cruise Speed
1000 ft per minute	105 knots
Service Ceiling	Number of Crew
22,000	Two Tandem
Armament	Bomb Load
Under Wing Smoke or White Phosphorus	None
Number Built	Number Surviving
3431	333