| US Army interest in the 18-T prompted Curtiss to offer
the same basic design in two-bay biplane configuration,
and an order was placed by the US Army for two examples in August 1918. Known unofficially as the
"Hornet", the 18-B two-seat fighter employed an identical
fuselage to that of the 18-T and a similar Curtiss-
Kirkham K-12 engine. The proposed armament comprised
two forward-firing Marlin guns and two Lewis
guns on a flexible mount. The two prototypes were delivered
to the US Army during the summer of 1919, one
being confined to static testing and the other crashing
shortly after the commencement of flight trials, and
further development was then abandoned.
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb |
Empty weight | 767 kg | 1691 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 11.41 m | 37 ft 5 in |
Length | 7.11 m | 23 ft 4 in |
Wing area | 28.43 m2 | 306.02 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 257 km/h | 160 mph |
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