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Specifications: P-36C Hawk
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Type: Fighter Origin: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Crew: One Model: P-36, Model 75, Hawk 75 Contract Price: $23,000 |
First Flight: May 1935 Service Delivery: 1938 Retired: 1954, Argentina Aircraft Produced: 845 |
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Powerplants: Model: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 Twin Wasp Type: air-cooled radial engine Number: One Horsepower: 1,050 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 37 ft. 4 in. (11.3m) Length: 28 ft. 6 in. (8.7m) Height: 8 ft. 5 in. (2.8m) Wing Surface Area: 235.6 ft² (21.9 m²)
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Performance: Maximum Speed: 322 mph (518 km/h) Cruising Speed: 260 mph (420 km/h) Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (13 m/s) Service Ceiling: 32,340 ft (9,860 m) Wing loading: 25 lb/ft² (122 kg/m²) Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (0.29 kW/kg) Range: 650 mi (1,046 km) Armament: Two .30 machine guns Or Two .50 machine guns |
Sources:
Wikipedia
Persyn, Kari, & Thomas. P-36 Hawk Aces of World War 2. Oxford: Osprey Pub. (2009)
Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Vol. Four: Fighters. London: MacDonald & Co. Ltd., 1961
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