Curtiss P-1
| Curtis P-1 Hawk | |
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 Curtiss P-1B Hawk (Model 34I) |
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
XPW-8: January 1923 |
| Commissioning: |
August 1925 |
| Production time: |
1925 to 1929 |
| Number of pieces: |
202 |
The Curtiss P-1 Hawk was the first fighter aircraft of the US Army , which was given the type designation "P" (Pursuit), which was valid from 1925, instead of the "PW" (Pursuit, water-cooled) used from 1919 to 1924. Factory name was Curtiss Model 34 .
History and construction
The single-engine P-1 emerged from the Curtiss XPW-8B , which had won a tender against the Boeing XPW-9 in July 1924 . The first series P-1 was delivered to the US Army on August 3, 1925. Ten P-1 machines were delivered, followed by 25 P-1A , 25 P-1B and 33 P-1C . Production ended in 1929. The P-1 was replaced in 1930 by the Curtiss P-6 Hawk . Under the water-cooled V-engine , the double-decker had a huge radiator and a rigid landing gear.
variants
- P-1 Curtiss V-1150-1 engine (435 hp).
- P-1A P-1 with improved wings etc.
- P-1B Curtiss V-1150-3 engine (435 hp).
- P-1C Curtiss V-1150-5 engine (435 hp).
- P-2 referred to as Model 34B. Curtiss V 1400 engine with 500 hp. Five built, three of which were later converted to P-1A and one to XP-6.
- XP-3 a converted from P-1 with 390 hp Curtiss R-1454 radial engine, later converted into XP-3A
- XP-3A converted XP-3 with Pratt & Whitney R-1340-1 (410 HP)
- P-3A designated as Model 34N. 410 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-7
- XP-4 P-1A equipped with a charged Packard 1A-1530 (510 hp)
- XP-5 P-1A with 435 hp Curtiss V-1150-3
- P-5 designated Model 34L, Curtiss D-12F
- XP-17 Wright V-1460-3 Tornado (480 hp, air-cooled), was mainly used to test the engine
- XP-21 rebuilt XP-3A with Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
- F6C-1 Model 34C Marine version of the P-1, not suitable for porters
- F6C-2 Model 34D Reinforced version with catch hook for the carrier insert
- F6C-3 Model 34E improved F6C-2
- XF6C-4 Model 34H prototype with radial engine Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
- F6C-4 Model 34H Production version of the XF6C-4
Countries of operation
The aircraft was exported to Bolivia , Chile , Japan and Cuba , among others .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data from the P-1 Hawk |
|---|---|
| Length: | 6.91 m |
| Wingspan: | 9.63 m |
| Wing area: | 23.23 m² |
| Height: | 2.72 m |
| Drive: | a Curtiss D-12 , V-1150, V12-cylinder engine, 435 hp (330 kW) |
| Top speed: | 257 km / h |
| Range: | 966 km |
| Crew: | a pilot |
| Service ceiling: | 6900 m |
| Empty mass: | 955 kg |
| Takeoff mass: | 1330 kg |
| Armament: | 1 × Browning-MG caliber .30, 1 × Browning-MG caliber .50 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter M. Bowers: Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 . 1979, p. 241
- ^ Peter M. Bowers: The famed Curtiss Hawks . In: AIR Enthusiast Twenty-six, December 1984, p. 56
- ^ William Green and Gordon Swanborough: Fighter Planes of the World . Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7276-7126-2 .
- ↑ Edward J. Farley: US Army Air Force Fighter Planes P-1 to F-105. Aero Publishers Inc, second edition, 1957
- ↑ a b Fighter A to Z . In: AIR International, May 1976, p. 255