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Curtiss Hydro 1911 |
The first successful flight of what was originally called a hydroaeroplane
or simply hydro, but is now known as a seaplane, ... read more ... |
The Model D was typical of the relatively obsolescent landplane types being built at the time in the United States, ... read more ... |
Curtiss Model D 1911 |
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The second Curtiss hydro was a notable exception to the
standard pusher design. The un-named machine that Curtiss used for his
flight ... read more ... |
Curtiss Tractor Hydro 1911 |
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Curtiss JN-4 1915 |
The Curtiss JN-4 two-seat biplane soon acquired the nickname 'Jenny' which was used widely during the inter-war years. It was ... read more ... |
Also called Baby Scout, the original Model S-1 was
the smallest aeroplane that Curtiss could build around the 90hp OX
engine. Construction ... read more ... |
Curtiss S-1 Speed Scout 1916 |
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During 1917 the US Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair collaborated with Glenn Curtiss in an effort to produce a ... read more ... |
Curtiss NC 1917 |
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A refined version of the S-3 with revised strutting carrying
the centre section of the upper wing and the root
attachments ... read more ... |
Curtiss S-6 1917 |
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Curtiss H.16 1917 |
The Curtiss H.16, the prototype of which appeared at the end of 1917, was the largest and most effective American ... read more ... |
During 1917, the US Navy issued the Curtiss company
with a contract for five single-seat fighting scout float
seaplanes powered by a ... read more ... |
Curtiss GS 1918 |
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Curtiss CB 1918 |
The CB (Curtiss Battleplane), unofficially known as the
"Liberty Battler", was an experimental two-seat fighter
developed and flown early in 1918 as ... read more ... |
Designed by Capt B L Smith of the US Marine Corps as a
two-seat patrol fighter floatplane for use in the ... read more ... |
Curtiss HA 1918 |
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Curtiss HA-2 1918 |
The third HA float fighter prototype embodied considerable
redesign as the HA-2. Powered by a 12-
cylinder Liberty 12 water-cooled engine, ... read more ... |
Designed by Charles B Kirkham, the Curtiss 18-T twoseat
fighter triplane was ordered by the US Navy on 30
March 1918 when ... read more ... |
Curtiss 18-T 1918 |
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Curtiss 18-B 1918 |
US Army interest in the 18-T prompted Curtiss to offer
the same basic design in two-bay biplane configuration,
and an order ... read more ... |
The first single-seat fighter of indigenous US design to
achieve production status, the Model D was conceived
around the 300hp Hispano-Suiza H ... read more ... |
Curtiss-Orenco D 1919 |
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Curtiss PN-1 1921 |
Designed by the US Army Engineering Division as a
specialised single-seat night fighter, two prototypes of
the PN-1 were built by Curtiss, ... read more ... |
With the usual US Army/US Navy rivalry, the US Army decided it must have racing aircraft, Curtiss building for them ... read more ... |
Curtiss R-6 1922 |
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Curtiss PW-8 1924 |
Progenitor of the famous Hawk series of fighters, the
PW-8 (the "PW" prefix indicating "Pursuit Water-cooled")
was a single-seat two-bay fighter biplane ... read more ... |
The first Curtiss fighter built under the US Navy designating
system combining type, sequence of design
and manufacturer, the F4C-1 (F2C and ... read more ... |
Curtiss F4C 1924 |
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Curtiss O-1 / O-39 1925 |
The first Curtiss biplane to bear the name Falcon was the Liberty-powered Curtiss L-113 (Model 37) which appeared in 1924. ... read more ... |
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Curtiss P-6 Hawk 1927 |
Installation of the new 600hp Curtiss V-1570-1 Conqueror
engine in a P-2 airframe for participation in the
September 1927 air races at ... read more ... |
The first Curtiss fighter designed from the outset for
shipboard use as opposed to being an adaptation of a
land-based fighter, the ... read more ... |
Curtiss F7C-1 Seahawk 1927 |
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Curtiss XB-2 Condor 1927 |
In development at the same time as
the Keystone XB-1, the Curtiss XB-2 was
quite similar but proved to be the superior
aircraft. ... read more ... |
To meet a US Marine Corps requirement for a two-seat
fighter with bombing and observation capability, Curtiss
adapted the airframe of the ... read more ... |
Curtiss F8C-1, F8C-3 1928 |
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On 18 June 1928, the USAAC placed a contract with
Curtiss for one prototype of the XP-10 single-seat
fighter powered by a ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-10 1928 |
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The XP-17 comprised the airframe of the first P-1 mated
to the new 480hp Wright V-1460-3 Tornado inverted inline
air-cooled engine, ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-17 1930 |
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Curtiss YP-20 1930 |
During 1928, the 600hp Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain 12-
cylinder air-cooled radial appeared to show promise as
a fighter power plant, and Curtiss ... read more ... |
In 1931, the third production P-6 (which had been converted
to P-6A standard) was withdrawn from service
and returned to Curtiss ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-22 1931 |
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The XP-31 or Curtiss Shrike of 1932-3 was an all-metal, low wing, strut-braced fighter design which drew heavily upon the ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-31 1932 |
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Curtiss XP-23 1932 |
The Curtiss XP-23 was the last biplane in the pursuit series. In most respects an entirely new design and a ... read more ... |
The fourth production F11C-2 (Goshawk) was completed
with manually-operated retractable main undercarriage
members accommodated by a deepened forward
fuselage. It was powered ... read more ... |
Curtiss BF2C-1 (F11C-3) 1933 |
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Curtiss XF12C 1933 |
Based on a US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics design for a
two-seat fighter, the XF12C-1 all-metal parasol monoplane,
ordered on 30 June ... read more ... |
Perhaps the most unusual single-seat fighter developed
by Curtiss was the Model 70, which was designed
from the outset to be flown ... read more ... |
Curtiss XF13C 1933 |
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Designed by Donovan R Berlin to participate in a
USAAC fighter contest scheduled to take place on 27
May 1935, the Model ... read more ... |
Curtiss Model 75 1935 |
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 1938 |
One of the early production Curtiss P-36 aircraft was given an 864.4kW Allison V-1710-19 (G-13) engine (and designated XP-40) instead ... read more ... |
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Curtiss-Wright CW-21 1938 |
In 1938, chief engineer Willis Wells of the St Louis Airplane
Division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation began
the development of a single-seat ... read more ... |
The Curtiss XP-42, a conversion of a P-36A Mohawk airframe, was employed as a testbed at Wright Field, Ohio, beginning ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-42 1939 |
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Curtiss P-40Q 1940 |
Prior to the final termination of P-40 development, some
effort was expended in combining aerodynamic refinement
with increased power to produce ... read more ... |
The P-60 designation applies to a family of widely different Curtiss fighters, each reflecting the urgency of the builder's unsuccessful ... read more ... |
Curtiss XP-60 1941 |
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Curtiss XP-46 1941 |
The XP-46 of 1939 was a late attempt by Curtiss to capitalize on lessons from early fighting in Europe and ... read more ... |
On 30 June 1941, Curtiss received a prototype development
contract for the XF14C-1 single-seat shipboard
fighter designed around the 2,200hp Lycoming
XH-2470-4 liquid-cooled ... read more ... |
Curtiss XF14C 1943 |
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Curtiss XP-62 1944 |
The Curtiss XP-62 was the final propeller-driven fighter built by its manufacturer and the second largest single-seat fighter of orthodox ... read more ... |
Development of the Curtiss SC Seahawk began in June 1942, when the US Navy requested the company to submit proposals ... read more ... |
Curtiss SC Seahawk 1944 |
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In late 1943 Curtiss received a US Navy order for two single-seat torpedo-bomber aircraft prototypes under the designation XBTC-1. A ... read more ... |
Curtiss XBTC / XBT2C 1945 |
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Curtiss XF15C 1945 |
US Navy interest in the mixed-power concept for shipboard
fighters - aircraft employing a piston engine for
cruise and an auxiliary turbojet ... read more ... |
The Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk fighter was an eye-catching and truly graceful all-black aircraft which attracted plenty of attention in flights ... read more ... |
Curtiss XF-87 1948 |
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