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CURTISS Y1P-37 (MODEL 75E)
1937
 
FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
CURTISS Y1P-36
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 FEBRUARY 1937
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JANUARY 1937
NUMBER BUILT :
 3
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 37 ft 3-1/2 in (11.35 m)
LENGTH :
 28 ft 2 in (8.58 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 4,389 lbs (1991 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 5,437 lbs (2466 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 5,960 lbs (2703 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 Piston Engine, Rated at 1,050 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50-cal Machine Guns; 1 x .30-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 294.5 mph (437 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3048 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 256 mph (412 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 65 mph (105 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 10,000 ft (3048 m) in 3.8 min; 3,145 ft/min (959 m/min)
RANGE :
 752 miles (1210 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 35,100 ft (10698 m); 36,150 ft (11019 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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