P-36A hawk
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Model
75L, Hawk 75 |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Curtiss-Wright
Corporation |
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| Production | Curtiss
Y1P-36: 3 , Curtiss P-36A: 178, Curtiss
P-36C: 30-31, Curtiss P-36G: 30, plus
900 export Hawk 75 variants |
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| First Flight | 6 May 1935 (prototype) |
Introduction | 1938 (P-36A) |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 2076 kg |
Loaded Weight | 2560 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 2732 kg |
Length | 8.7 m |
| Wingspan | 11.4 m |
Wing area | 21.92 m² |
| Height | 2.6 m |
Wing loading | 116.8 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning
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Ammunition Carried | 200 |
| Secondary Guns | 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning * |
Ammunition Carried | 500 |
| Other Armament | some were also later fitted with
a single hardpoint under each wing that could carry a bomb of up
to 45 kg or a light bomb rack for three 23 kg, five 9 kg or 14 kg
bombs |
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(*) both in engine cowl, completed by 2 x 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 on wings on P-36C and 4 on P-36G (500 rounds each).
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-17
Twin Wasp |
Type & Displacement | air-cooled radial piston, 29.978
L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1050
hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 410.16 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity |
320 liters internal, 182 liters in optional fuselage tank
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 500 km/h
at 2960 m |
Cruise Speed | 432 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 77 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9967 m |
| Rate of Climb | 14.3 m/s |
Range | 1046-1385 km normal, 1706 km maximum |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | P-36 Hawk | ||
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