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Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Curtiss-Wright Corporation · Fighter · USA · Interwar (1919–1938)
The 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 the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design with a retractable undercarriage making extensive use of metal in its construction.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation
- Operator
- United States Army Air Corps; Finnish Air Force; French Air Force; Royal Air Force
- Primary Role
- Fighter
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1938
- Produced
- 215
- Length (ft)
- 28
- Wingspan (ft)
- 37
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4567
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 32700
- Range (mi)
- 625
- Max Speed (mph)
- 313
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × M1919 Browning machine gun; 1 × M2 Browning machine gun; Bombs: some later fitted with a hardpoint under each wing that could carry a bomb of up to or a light bomb rack for three , five or bombs