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	Air Classics: EXPERIMENTS IN FAILURE
		Curtiss was not overly thrilled with building another manufacturer's aircraft (which was also less profitable) and work went ahead on produc- ing an improved version of the P-60A.
		Curtiss also proposed another version of the P-60 that would be powered by an Allison with a turbosupercharger.
		Curtiss made a quick $56,000 profit from the sale and NAA chief engineer Lee Atwood went to Buffalo, New York, to collect the papers and data.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200404/ai_n9358050 (1428 words)

	The Curtiss-Wright Corporation
		Curtiss also produced the SB2C Helldiver naval scout-bomber, which first flew in December 1940, but didn't enter service until 1943 because of an unstable design and other problems that had to be overcome.
		Curtiss propellers went on several major airliners, and the R-3350 engine evolved into an efficient power plant, which was used until jets became dominant.
		The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was established in August 1929 with the merger of Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and Wright Aeronautical.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Curtiss_wright/Aero9.htm (1540 words)

	The Curtiss Company
		Glenn Curtiss was one of the pioneer aircraft manufacturers in the United States and is often considered the father of naval aviation.
		Curtiss also worked on developing the seaplane, basically a land plane with floats instead of wheeled landing gear.
		The Curtiss 1911 Model D was the second military airplane purchased by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Curtiss/Aero2.htm (1614 words)

	Curtiss P-40 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Curtiss P-40 was an American single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft which first flew in 1938 and was used in great numbers in World War II.
		France, already fielding a large number of Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighters, ordered 140 as the Hawk 81A-1 but the French military had been defeated by the German Blitzkrieg before they had left the factory, and the aircraft were diverted to British Commonwealth service, as the Tomahawk I — in some cases complete with metric instruments.
		The 57th Fighter Group, which also operated in the MTO, was equipped with the Curtiss fighter until early 1944, during which time they were credited with at least 140 air-to-air kills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kittyhawk_I (5165 words)

	Dispatch Archive
		Curtiss was awarded a contract for 524 P-40s in April of 1939.
		Powered by the 440 hp Curtiss D-12 water-cooled engine (thus the PW, Pursuit Watercooled designation), this open-cockpit biplane first flew in January of 1923, and was the genesis of the Curtiss Hawk line.
		Of the initial order, only 200 P-40s went to the USAAC — the Army allowed Curtiss to use the
	rwebs.net /dispatch/output.asp?ArticleID=15 (2009 words)

	P-40 Warhawk Studies
		The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (specifications), is best remembered as the fighter aircraft used by General Claire Chennault’s American Volunteer Group, the famous “Flying Tigers”.
		The Curtiss Company was capable of manufacturing sixty new P-40s a day, which the US Government needed at the beginning of the war.
		Curtiss built almost 14,000 P-40s, making it the third highest US fighter manufactured in World War II.
	www.highironillustrations.com /commission_studies/study_p40.html (88 words)

	GLENN H. CURTISS: Founder of The American Aviation Industry
		But the capitalists who bought the bogus Wright patents ganged up on Curtiss and `slapped him down,' as they say in the States, and he was too proud to fight back on propaganda.
		The victors of two, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford, then played crucial roles in the third, the epic fight between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss.
		Then the big and little Americas (of 1916-18) and their descendants, the F boats of Felixstowe, from which descend alltrans-Atlantic boats...Then the N.C. boats, first across the Atlantic, and the string of Curtiss record-breakers, and Schneider winners.
	glennhcurtiss.com (429 words)

	Il-2 Sturmovik Plane Detail
		In my opinion, Curtiss P-40 is one of the most understimated fighter planes of WWII.
		Curtiss also built 185 planes to be exported to France, but by the time they were completed France was already occupied by Germany.
		First prototype appeared in 1937 when a Curtiss Model 75 glider was fitted with a 1,150 hp Allison V-1710-11 engine.
	www.il2center.com /Allied/US/02/Index.html (329 words)

	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
		The Curtiss P-40 was undoubtedly one of the most controversial fighters to serve in quantity during the Second World War.
		The Curtiss P-40 served during most of the Second World War with one air force or another, and under several different names including Tomahawk and Kittyhawk in Britain and Warhawk in the United States.
		The belief in the "ascendancy of bombardment over pursuit" was rife in 1937 when the Curtiss P-40 was first envisaged, and it is a sobering thought that, with the Bell P-39 Airacobra this product of such a school of thought constituted more than half the strength of all U.S.A.A.F. fighters until July 1943.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/warhawk.htm (2396 words)

	Curtiss P-40
		Of all the CBI groups the Curtiss fighter, the unit that gained the most notoriety of the entire war, and remains to this day synonymous with the P-40, is the American Volunteer Group (AVG) or the Flying Tigers.
		It was the fastest P-40 to fly (679 kph/422 mph) but it could not match the performance of the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang so Curtiss ended development of the P-40 series with this model.
		Chennault, now a Brigadier General, assumed command of the 14th AF and by war's end, the 23rd was one of the highest-scoring Army fighter groups.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/curtissp40.htm (1308 words)

	Fantasy of Flight's TP40
		This TP-40N is one of about 40 factory-built dual-control P-40’s that were made by Curtiss during the war and was built with a full cockpit in the rear for the instructor.
		Although there are several P-40’s flying today that have been modified by their owners to hold two people and one or two of these aircraft have basic controls to fly from the rear seat, there is very little in the way of instrumentation or controls for gear and flaps.
		Instead of using engine oil pressure to operate the angle of the propeller blades, the Curtiss Electric Propeller has an electric motor in the propeller hub to move the blades.
	www.fantasyofflight.com /aircraftpages/tp40n.htm (380 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk - Frans Bonné
		Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IV Lend-Lease verion of the P-40N for the RAF.
		The Curtiss model 81 was to be a quick win situation, by mating the Vee engine of Allison to the frame of the model 75, aka the P-36.
		Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk II Rolls Royce Merlin powered version, in the form of a Packard V-1650.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/curtp40.html (2047 words)

	Warbird Alley: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
		Curtiss addressed the airplane's mounting performance problems with the introduction of the P-40D (Kittyhawk Mk I), which was powered by a more powerful version of the Allison V-1710 engine, and had two additional wing-mounted guns.
		The P-40 fighter/bomber was the last of the famous "Hawk" line produced by Curtiss Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s, and it shared certain design elements with its predecessors, the Hawk and Sparrowhawk.
		The engine change resulted in a slightly different external appearance, which was the reason the RAF renamed it from the Tomahawk to the Kittyhawk.
	www.warbirdalley.com /p40.htm (423 words)

	Joe Baugher's Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk files
		During 1941, the Curtiss Airplane Division expanded its manufacturing area by 400 percent.
		The remaining 324 aircraft of the order had their delivery deferred to enable Curtiss to expedite the delivery of the 140 H-81As to France.
		Realizing that the radial-engined P-36A was at the limit of its development, Curtiss designer Donovan Berlin got USAAC permission in July 1937 to install a 1150 hp Allison V-1710-19 liquid-cooled engine with integral supercharging in the 10th P-36A (Serial No 38-10).
	www.warbirdforum.com /p040.htm (2114 words)

	Curtiss L-Z
		First of the Curtiss line of civil "birds" was later refitted with 40' wings and 160hp C-6 (v: 97/77/x).
		XF-87A - Contract for 88 was cancelled in favor of F-89 and F-94, marking the end of historic Curtiss military aircraft, except for a brief three-plane foray in the VTOL field in 1959.
		Curtiss also assembled 56 (>57) others from British-built airframes, which retained their British s/ns, but these were often referred to as "Curtiss SE-5s;" 2 to USN [A5588/5589].
	www.aerofiles.com /_curtx.html (6820 words)

	Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk A29-133, “Polly” [Australian War Memorial]
		Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk A29-133, “Polly”, on display in Bradbury Aircraft Hall, Australian War Memorial.
		Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk A29-133, “Polly” [Australian War Memorial]
		By August 1942 the Kittyhawk aircraft known as “Polly” had arrived with No. 75 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, at Milne Bay on the far eastern tip of Papua.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/kittyhawk/index.htm (206 words)

	Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk WWII Fighter Aircraft
		The American Volunteer Group, with their Curtiss P-40 aircraft, were a clandestine operation initiated in secret by President Roosevelt prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		This rare and historic Curtiss P-40E had its first test flight in over 50 years on April 14, 2003 in Auckland, New Zealand, and was displayed at a national airshow, before being shipped back to Virginia.
		The aircraft markings are the same as on the Curtiss P-40E flown by 'Tex' Hill while leading this famous mission on the Salween River Gorge.
	www.fighterfactory.net /airworthy-aircraft/curtiss-p-40.php (936 words)

	Curtiss-Wright Corporation - Curtis Wright and the Flying Tigers
		The Curtiss electric propeller was standard for the P-40 throughout its life.
		Radial engines had become the preference of both Army and Navy in the US They were lighter than their liquid-cooled counterparts, more reliable because of simplicity of design and the lack of radiators, coolant lines, etc. Both Wright Aeronautical and Pratt and Whitney were producing excellent radials, the best in the world at that time.
		Major Alexander P. de Seversky was a Russian immigrant, an aristocrat and flyer in World War I where he had lost a leg in action.
	www.curtisswright.com /history/1934-1941.asp (2332 words)

	Photographs 1931-45
		Curtiss aircraft - most notably the P-40 - served in 28 air services during WW2.
		Curtiss biplane fighters were both inspired by and promoted by a series of racers that dominated the Pulitzer Trophy race and converted the Schneider Trophy race from a contest among manufacturers to a contest among nations.
		Curtiss fighters illustrated the benefits to be gained by the air racing, which was essentially a research and development program spurred by national pride.
	www.glennhcurtiss.com /id39.htm (1711 words)

	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk In Flight 8x10 Photograph
		A U.S. Army Air Forces Curtiss P-40 Warhawk soars near a cloud bank.
		The P-40 was developed from the P-36 Hawk which was originally produced for France and England.
		They were also flown in China by the famed Flying Tigers - as well as in North Africa by the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron.
	www.mach1collectibles.com /curtiss_p_40_warhawk_in_flight_8x10_photograph.html (90 words)

	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
		Covered are the Army Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk/Kittyhawk/Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, and the Navy F2A - Buffalo, F4F - Wildcat, F4U - Corsair, and F6F - Hellcat fighters.
		As the weight of the Warhawk had crept up to almost 9,000 lbs, Curtiss installed the powerful Merlin engine on the P-40 airframe.
		The Army promptly selected the Curtiss airplane for production, ordering 524 in 1939, the largest order for an American fighter at that time.
	www.acepilots.com /planes/p40_warhawk.html (1328 words)

	PARKER INFORMATION RESOURCES
		The Curtiss P-40 although not an exceptional aircraft, was the most important American fighter during the first two years of World War II.
		It was based upon another Curtiss design the P-36A "Hawk".
		It achieved overall good results, and on April 27, 1939, the War Department issued an order for construction of 524 P-40’s.
	www.parkerinfo.com /ap15.htm (167 words)

	Curtiss P-40 E Warhawk - The Model Warehouse
		Curtiss P-40 E Warhawk - The Model Warehouse
	www.modelwarehouse.biz /38/2040.htm?167 (8 words)

	Curtiss P-40M - Mean Dog Software
		The Curtiss P-40 was one of the most important American fighters during the first years of World War II.
		The P-40M was armed with four x 50 caliber machine guns in the wings.
		It's greatest strength was it's availability in large numbers at the start of the war.
	www.digitalriver.com /dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?sp=10023&PN=1&xid=54498&V1=13092&DSP=&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=0 (183 words)

	Aviation What-Not History
		Originally flown in 1938, the first P-40 was actually a modified Curtiss P-36 using an inline Allison engine instead of the P-36's bulky radial type.
		When the war broke out in Europe, France placed an order for the new Curtiss fighter, but these were diverted to England when the Germans overran France.
		By January 1955, only 33 P-40s were airworthy, of which 16 were assigned to the 1º/14º GAv, being the only examples considered "combat ready" at the time.
	www.internetmodeler.com /awn/98-february/brazil.htm (1235 words)

	photo_gallery.htm
		A Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk of the American Volunteer group is seen taking off from the Royal Air Force airfield at Mingadalon, Burma.
		AVG pilots and support personnel are seen in front of one of their Curtiss P-40EKittyhawk fighters.
		Chinese Air Force ground crewmen pose with one of the AVG's Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks.
	www.sinoam.com /photo_gallery.htm (193 words)

	Planes & Pilots No.3: Curtiss P-40
		The Curtiss P-40 has been immortalized in most people's minds as the mount of the AVG (American Volunteer Group), better known as the Flying Tigers.
		Although it was never an exceptional thoroughbred, like the P-51 Mustang, it is remembered as one of America's most numerous and reliable fighters when the war began.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2003/july/new-releases/book_P40.htm (252 words)

	3D max Curtiss P-40 P-40-E
		The Curtiss was a good fighter and held its own against Japanese, German and Italian fighters.
		The P-40 was produced for many nations during WWII.
		The Curtiss Warhawk was flown by nearly every member nation of the Allies in World War II.
	www.turbosquid.com /FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/267479 (170 words)

	Curtiss directory - Spotter-Cards.com
		The prototype XP 40 the Curtiss Hawk Model 81 owed..
		This site is devoted to the P 40 and the men and women who built maintained and flew her.
		Like it or not the USAAF had only the P 40 available when it went to war.
	www.spotter-cards.com /airplanes-of-world-war-1/curtiss.php (990 words)

	Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk" (Military Reference Library L26)
		This booklet provides a brief history of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft.
		In addition to the photographs, there are two double-page plan drawings, the first showing multiple views of the P-40D, the second showing general layout data which provides precise measurements of the P-40D.
		This title in the Military Reference Library series is available only as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file on CD-ROM disk (it is not available in printed format from the Merriam Press).
	www.merriam-press.com /mrl_000/mrl_0050/mrl_0026.htm (138 words)

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