Curtiss P-36 Hawk – Billeder & Videoer

Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Land	Usa
Rolle	Fighter
Første flyvning	6. maj 1935
Bygget	215

Den Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of both the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design making extensive use of metal in its construction and powered by a powerful radial engine. Perhaps best known as the predecessor of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, the P-36 saw little combat with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was nevertheless the fighter used most extensively and successfully by the French Armee de l’air during the Battle of France. The P-36 was also ordered by the governments of the Netherlands and Norway, but did not arrive in time to see action before both were occupied by Nazi Germany. The type was also manufactured under license in China, for the Republic of China Air Force, as well as in British India, for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF).

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Den Curtiss P-36 Hawk var et jagerfly udviklet af Curtiss-Wright Corporation i midten af 1930'erne. Det var et af de første monoplanjagere med et optrækkeligt landingsstel og en metalkonstruktion. P-36 Hawk blev drevet af en Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radialmotor, der producerede 1.050 hestekræfter. P-36 Hawk havde en tophastighed på 480 km/t og en rækkevidde på 1.300 km. Den var bevæbnet med to 12,7 mm og fire 7,62 mm maskingeværer.
P-36 Hawk blev eksporteret til flere lande, herunder Frankrig, Storbritannien, Kina, Finland og Norge. Det var kamp i forskellige krigsskuepladser, såsom slaget om Frankrig, den fransk-thailandske krig, vinterkrigen og Stillehavskrigen. P-36 Hawk var også grundlaget for den mere berømte Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, som brugte en kraftigere motor og havde forbedret ydeevne. P-36 Hawk var et vellykket design, der viste sig at være et alsidigt og pålideligt jagerfly.