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Curtiss |
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P-6
Hawk
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Photo: Robert Deering 1985
National Museum of the USAF
Wright-Patterson
AFB (FFO)
Dayton, Ohio |
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The U.S. Army Air
Corps placed an order for 18 P-6s in 1929.
This aircraft was yet another modification
of the basic P-1; in this case the P-1B. The
P-6 series of aircraft had 13 distinct
sub-types of eight different models (A-H,
although the C model conversion was
cancelled before completion). The most
famous of the series was the E model,
originally designated as the Y1P-22, but
changed to P-6E because of the similarity to
the P-6 series. |
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SPECIFICATIONS:
(P-6E) |
PERFORMANCE: |
| Span:
31 ft. 6 in. |
Maximum speed:
204 mph
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Length:
23 ft. 2 in.
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Cruising speed:
167 mph
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Height:
8 ft. 11 in.
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Range:
480 mi.
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Empty Weight:
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Service ceiling:
24,400 ft |
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Gross Weight:
3,342 lbs. |
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Crew:
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Engines:
Curtiss V-1570
Conqueror of 600 hp
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Armament:
Two .30-cal. machine guns
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SOURCE:
National Museum of the United States Air
Force |
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Photo:
Robert Deering 10/18/2012
National Museum of
the USAF
Wright-Patterson
AFB (FFO)
Dayton, Ohio |
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