Къртис F9C-2 Ястреб | ||
| Страна | Сащ | |
| Тип | Биплан изтребители | |
| Първи полет | 12 февруари 1931 г. | |
| Построен | 7+ | |
Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk е лек изтребител биплан от 30-те години на миналия век, който е носен от дирижаблите на ВМС на САЩ USS Akron и Macon. Това е пример за паразитен изтребител, малък самолет, проектиран да бъде разгърнат от по-голям самолет като дирижабъл или бомбардировач.
Източник: Къртис F9C-2 Спароухок в Уики
| Къртис F9C Спароухок разходка около | |
|---|---|
| Фотограф | Владимир Якубов |
| Локализация | National Air & Space Museum – Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly |
| Снимки | 46 |
| Информация за | |
|---|---|
| Роля | Паразитен боец |
| Производителя | Самолет и моторна компания Къртис |
| Първи полет | 12 февруари 1931 г. |
| Въвеждането | 1931 |
| Пенсиониран | 1937 |
| Брой построени | 7 (?) |
| Къртис F9C Спароухок разходка около | |
|---|---|
| Фотограф | Грант Мултън |
| Локализация | Не знам |
| Снимки | 53 |
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The Sky-Borne Defender
1. Къртис F9C-2 Ястреб remains one of the most unique aviation experiments in history. It was a “parasite” fighter, designed not to operate from land or sea, but from a “flying aircraft carrier”—the massive helium-filled airships USS Akron И USS Macon. The Sparrowhawk provided these vulnerable giants with a defensive screen and significantly extended their scouting range. Small, agile, and remarkably compact, it spent its operational life living inside a hangar in the belly of a dirigible, launching and recovering via a mechanical “trapeze” while thousands of feet in the air.
| Attribute | Technical Specification (F9C-2) |
|---|---|
| Роля | Parasite Scout / Fighter |
| Екипажа | 1 (Pilot) |
| Размах | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Силова установка | 1 × Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind radial |
| Horsepower | 438 hp |
| Maximum Speed | 176 mph (283 km/h) |
| Endurance | Approx. 3 hours |
| Въоръжение | 2 × .30 cal Browning machine guns (fixed in cowl) |
Design Engineering: The Skyhook and the “Hangar”
- The “Skyhook”: Mounted above the top wing was a sturdy metal frame and a hook. To recover, the pilot had to match the airship’s speed (around 60 mph) and precisely fly the hook onto a horizontal bar on the airship’s trapeze. Once hooked, the plane was hoisted into the internal hangar.
- Compact Biplane Layout: The F9C was purposefully small. Its wingspan and height were kept to a minimum so it could fit through the narrow “T” shaped opening in the bottom of the Akron and Macon’s hulls.
- Removal of Landing Gear: During scouting missions, pilots often removed the wheel fairings (and sometimes the wheels themselves) and replaced them with an extra fuel tank. Since the planes launched and landed in the air, wheels were only necessary for transit on the ground.
- Staggered Wings: The biplane wings were “staggered” (the top wing further forward than the bottom) to provide the pilot with better visibility—critical when trying to spot a moving trapeze bar directly overhead.
Operational History: A Short-Lived Marvel
- The Airship Era: The Sparrowhawks served only from 1932 to 1935. They were the stars of the Navy’s “lighter-than-air” program, proving that airships could act as long-range maritime scouts if they carried their own protection.
- The Tragedy of the Akron and Macon: Most F9C-2s were lost when their mother ships crashed—the Akron in 1933 and the Macon in 1935. These disasters effectively ended the US Navy’s rigid airship program and the career of the Sparrowhawk.
- Mastery of the Trapeze: Landing on the trapeze was considered one of the most difficult feats in naval aviation. Pilots had to contend with the airship’s turbulence and the fact that a missed hook could mean a fatal collision with the hull.
- The Lone Survivor: Today, only one original Sparrowhawk remains (A-9056). It is preserved at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, still wearing the distinctive markings of the USS Macon’s scouting squadron.
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Larry
Thanks Larry