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CURTISS P-37C (MODEL 75L)
1938
 
FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
CURTISS P-36C (MODEL 75L)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1938
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 DECEMBER 1938
NUMBER BUILT :
 32
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 37 ft 3-1/2 in (11.35 m)
LENGTH :
 28 ft 6 in (8.68 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 4,620 lbs (2096 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 5,829 lbs (2644 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 6,150 lbs (2790 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-17 Piston Engine, Rated at 1,200 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50-cal Machine Guns; 3 x .30-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 311 mph (501 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3048 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 270 mph (435 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 75 mph (121 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 15,000 ft (4572 m) in 4.9 min
RANGE :
 820 miles (1320 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 33,700 ft (10272 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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