Curtiss P-1 Hawk

1925

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Curtiss P-1 Hawk

On 7 March 1925, Curtiss was awarded a contract for 15 production examples of the XPW-8B as the P-1, this being the first fighter to which the company assigned the name Hawk. Externally similar to the XPW-8B, the P-1 was of mixed construction with wooden wings and steel-tube fuselage with fabric skinning, and was powered by a 435hp Curtiss V-1150-1 12-cylinder water-cooled engine. The final five aircraft were completed as P-2s, three of these later being converted to P-1A standards. Follow-on contracts were placed on 9 September 1925 for 25 P-1As (which had a 7.62cm longer fuselage); on 17 August 1926 for 25 P-1Bs (with V-1150-3 engine, larger wheels and modified radiator), and on 3 October 1928 for 33 P-1Cs (with wheel brakes). All these sub-types carried an armament of two 7.62mm guns. In the meantime, the USAAC had ordered advanced trainers utilising the same airframe, these comprising 35 AT-4s (180hp Wright V-720), five AT-5s and 31 AT-5As (220hp Wright R-790), and, in 1929, these were re-engined with the V-1150-3, all 35 AT-4s becoming P-1Ds and four AT-5s and 24 AT-5As becoming P-1Es and P-1Fs respectively. These conversions were essentially similar to the P-1B apart from having only one gun. Four P-1s were supplied to Bolivia, one P-1A went to Japan, and eight P-1As and eight P-1Bs were supplied to Chile.

Curtiss P-1 Hawk

Specification 
 MODELP-1B
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight1330 kg2932 lb
  Empty weight955 kg2105 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan9.63 m32 ft 7 in
  Length6.91 m23 ft 8 in
  Height2.72 m9 ft 11 in
  Wing area23.23 m2250.05 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Range966 km600 miles

3-View 
Curtiss P-1 HawkA three-view drawing (1280 x 892)

Comments
Bill Wilcox, e-mail, 28.04.2013 19:37

I have a photo of Jimmy Doolittle standing in front of the lower pictured aircraft wearing Curtiss coveralls. The photo is autographed to "Sally, Billy, and Skip" at the bottom. WW

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CurtisHam, e-mail, 10.11.2021 Bill Wilcox

Построить дом можно и своими руками. Но, сказать по правде - это не будет очень быстро, тем более, если у вас нет достаточного опыта. 'виду отсутствия опыта дом будет строится медленно и возможно допущение определенных ошибок. Лучше доверить строительство профессионалам.

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Rod Elliott, e-mail, 10.12.2008 16:04

I am looking for scale drawings of a Curtiss P-1. If you know of any such drawings please let me know.

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