| A USAAC contract placed on 14 May 1927 called for five
aircraft with airframes essentially similar to that of the
P-1, but powered by a turbo-supercharged Curtiss
V-1150-4 12-cylinder water-cooled engine. The first of
these was delivered in January 1928 as the XP-5, with
the remaining four following as P-5s by June 1928.
Dubbed Superhawk by the manufacturer, the P-5 had a
side-mounted exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger with
which it attained a service ceiling of 9450m.
Warm air was ducted from the exhaust manifold to the
cockpit, the heat being contained by a "cape" which
snapped around the cockpit rim and fitted closely about
the pilot. Two of the P-5s were lost in accidents shortly
after delivery, but the remaining two served with the
94th Pursuit Squadron until April 1932. The V-1150-4
(D-12F) engine was rated at 435hp and armament comprised
two 7.62mm machine guns.
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1519 kg | 3349 lb |
Empty weight | 1143 kg | 2520 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 9.60 m | 32 ft 6 in |
Length | 7.21 m | 24 ft 8 in |
Height | 2.82 m | 9 ft 3 in |
Wing area | 23.41 m2 | 251.98 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 235 km/h | 146 mph |
William Byrne, e-mail, 14.01.2009 01:06 Thanks for all of your work. Does anyone have a RC kit for this the Curtiss P-5 (or6) It is as old as I am so I thought this might be a good last plane for me. reply |
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