Curtiss F11C Goshawk

Curtiss F11C Goshawk
Land	Usa
Role	Carrier-borne Fighter & Fighter-Bomber
Eerste vlucht	Augustus 1932
Buily	30

De Curtiss F11C Havik was een tweedekkergevechtsvliegtuig van de Amerikaanse marine uit de jaren 1930 dat beperkt succes kende, maar deel uitmaakte van een lange reeks Curtiss Hawk-vliegtuigen gebouwd door de Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company voor het Amerikaanse leger.

Bron: RCurtiss F11C Havik op Wikipedia

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General Characteristics and Role

The Curtiss F11C Goshawk was a single-seat biplane fighter and dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the early 1930s. It was the last in the line of Curtiss biplane fighters, evolved from the Curtiss Hawk family. Although initially designated as a fighter (F11C), its role quickly expanded, and the production version was re-designated as a two-seat fighter-bomber/scout (BFC-2). The Goshawk was a highly maneuverable aircraft, serving briefly as a primary fighter aboard US Navy aircraft carriers before being quickly superseded by the shift to monoplane designs in the mid-1930s.

Property	Typical Value (F11C-2 / BFC-2)
Role	Carrier-Based Fighter / Scout-Bomber
National Origin	Verenigde Staten
Fabrikant	Curtiss Vliegtuig- en Motorbedrijf
First Flight	March 1932
Bemanning	1 (Pilot) or 2 (BFC-2/BF2C-1)
Lengte	7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
Spanwijdte	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Hoogte	3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Empty Weight	1,217 kg (2,683 lb)
Gross Weight	1,739 kg (3,835 lb)

Powerplant and Performance

Engine: One Wright R-1820-78 Cyclone nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine.
Power Output: 522 kW (700 hp).
Maximum Speed: 331 km/h (206 mph; 179 kn) at 1,370 m (4,500 ft).
Cruise Speed: Approx. 257 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn).
Range: 868 km (539 mi; 469 nmi).
Service Ceiling: 7,830 m (25,700 ft).
Retractable Landing Gear: Later variants (like the BF2C-1) introduced a fully retractable undercarriage, a crucial step toward monoplane design adoption.

Armament and Variants

Fixed Armament: 2 x .30 in (7.62 mm) forward-firing Browning machine guns mounted above the engine cowling.
Bomb Load: 1 x 474 lb (215 kg) bomb carried under the fuselage.
- Dive Bomber Role: The aircraft was equipped with a trapeze mechanism under the fuselage that swung the bomb clear of the propeller arc during a vertical dive.
Major Variants:
- F11C-2: Initial fighter version.
- BFC-2: Redesignated production model focusing on the fighter-bomber/scout role.
- BF2C-1: Final variant with a fully retractable landing gear, quickly withdrawn due to structural failures caused by the new gear mechanism.
- Export: F11C-2s were sold to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force and the Turkish Air Force.