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CURTISS XP-37 (MODEL 75I)
1937
 
FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
  
     
 
 
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CURTISS XP-37 (MODEL 75I)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 APRIL 20, 1937
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JUNE 1937
NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 37 ft 3-1/2 in (11.35 m)
LENGTH :
 31 ft 0 in (9.44 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 6 in (2.89 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 5,272 lbs (2391 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 6,350 lbs (2880 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 6,643 lbs (3013 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-11 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 20,000 ft (6096 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 304 mph (489 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 75 mph (121 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 7.1 min
RANGE :
 485 miles (781 km); 625 miles (1006 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 35,000 ft (10668 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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