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CURTISS YP-37
1939
 
FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
CURTISS YP-37
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 JANUARY 24, 1939
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 MARCH 29, 1939
NUMBER BUILT :
 13
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 37 ft 3-1/2 in (11.35 m)
LENGTH :
 32 ft 10 in (10.00 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 6 in (2.89 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 5,723 lbs (2596 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 6,889 lbs (3125 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 --
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-21 Turbo-Supercharged Piston Engine, Rated at 1,150 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50-cal Machine Gun; 1 x .30-cal Machine Gun
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 340 mph (547 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3048 m);
 
 331 mph (533 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6096 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 305 mph (491 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 85 mph (137 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 8.5 min; 2,920 ft (890 m/min)
RANGE :
 570 miles (917 km); 870 miles (1400 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 34,000 ft (10363 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

  
 
     
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