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The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design with a retractable undercarriage making extensive use of metal in its construction.
Model 75, Model 75B, Model 75D Experimental prototypes. Model 75A-1 Hawk 75A-1, Mohawk I sold to France, transferred to Finland. Model 75A-2 Mohawk II sold to France, Daniel Landrum transferred them to Britain, used in South African Air Force. Model 75A-3 Mohawk III sold to France, transferred to Britain, used in Burma. Model 75A-4
Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter; Curtiss P-40E/F/N fighter; de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth liaison; de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer; Dewoitine D.520 fighter; Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 bomber [35] Douglas DB-7 medium bomber; Douglas Boston medium bomber; Farman F.220 transport [36] Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber [37] Hawker Hurricane Mk.I/Mk.IIB ...
Curtiss P-36C 38-210 (NX80FR) 1939 This P-36 is the only flying example of its type. It saw some World War II service in the United States before being allocated to a technical school. Post-war, it passed through several private owners before being acquired by the Fighter Collection and restored. [8] Curtiss P-40C Warhawk: 41-13357 (G-CIIO)
The Curtiss P-37 was an American fighter aircraft made by Curtiss-Wright in 1937 for the US Army Air Corps. A development of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk to use an inline engine instead of the radial engine of the P-36 the fuselage was lengthened and the cockpit moved back. A small number of YP-37 aircraft was built for Air Corps evaluation.
In early 1937, after realizing the Hawk 75 was inferior to more modern European designs, the USAAC ordered one P-36 to be modified with an Allison V-1710 inline engine. The prototype Hawk was fitted with a turbo-supercharged 1,150 hp (860 kW) Allison V-1710-11 engine as the XP-37 (company designation Model 75I). The cockpit was moved back ...
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Curtiss Model H: 1914 478 family of classes of long-range flying boats Curtiss Model K: 1915 51+ Single engine biplane flying boat Curtiss Model R: 1915 ~290 Single engine biplane utility plane Curtiss C-1 Canada: 1915 12 Twin engine biplane bomber Curtiss JN-4: 1915 6,813 Single engine biplane trainer Curtiss Model L: 1916 4+ Single engine ...