Curtiss P-36 Hawk | |
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Državi | Zda |
Vlogo | Borec |
Prvi let | 6. maj 1935 |
Zgrajena | 215 |
V 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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Curtiss P-36A Hawk Walk Around | |
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Photographers | John Heck, Vladimir Yakubov |
Localisation | The National Museum of the USAF |
Photos | 50 |
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Curtiss P-36 Hawk je bilo lovsko letalo, ki ga je razvila korporacija Curtiss-Wright sredi 1930-ih. Bil je eden prvih enokrilnih lovcev z zložljivim podvozjem in kovinsko konstrukcijo. P-36 Hawk je poganjal radialni motor Pratt & Whitney R-1830, ki je proizvedel 1.050 konjskih moči. P-36 Hawk je imel največjo hitrost 480 km/h in doseg 1.300 km. Oborožen je bil z dvema 12,7 mm in štirimi 7,62 mm mitraljezi.
P-36 Hawk je bil izvožen v več držav, vključno s Francijo, Veliko Britanijo, Kitajsko, Finsko in Norveško. Videl je spopade v različnih gledališčih druge svetovne vojne, kot so bitka za Francijo, francosko-tajska vojna, zimska vojna in pacifiška vojna. P-36 Hawk je bil tudi osnova za bolj znani Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, ki je uporabljal močnejši motor in izboljšal zmogljivost. P-36 Hawk je bil uspešen dizajn, ki se je izkazal za vsestranskega in zanesljivega borca.
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