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MODEL 75Q
1938
 
FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
MODEL 75Q
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1938
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NOVEMBER 1938
NUMBER BUILT :
 2
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
LENGTH :
 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 3 in (2.81 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 4,515 lbs (2048 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 5,725 lbs (2597 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 6,940 lbs (3148 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Wright GR-1820-G105A Supercharged Piston Engine, Rated at
 
 1,100 hp
ARMAMENT :
 2 x 23mm Cannons, 1 x .50-cal Machine Gun; 1 x .30-cal Machine Gun
BOMB LOAD :
 300 lbs (136 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 305 mph (491 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6096 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 282 mph (454 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 68 mph (109 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 10,100 ft (3078 m) in 3.4 min
RANGE :
 677 miles (1090 km); 1,440 miles (2317 km) Absolute
SERVICE CEILING :
 31,800 ft (9997 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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