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	Curtiss XP-53
		This was the Curtiss Model 88, which was an improved XP-46 powered by the yet-to-be-built 1600-hp Continental XIV-1430-3 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled inverted Vee engine.
		The Model 88 was to use the fuselage and tail assembly from the P-40D combined with a NACA laminar flow wing.
		In November 1941, the XP-53 airframe was converted into a static test airframe in support of the P-60 project, and its bullet-proof windshield, self-sealing fuel tanks, and armament were scavenged and transferred to the XP-60.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p53.html (342 words)

	Curtiss Failures
		Curtiss was quite concerned that the Allison powered XP-60A would not meet Air Force requirements.
		Curtiss, aware of the development problems with the Chrysler, proposed substituting the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 with new contra-rotating propellers (a common feature of late war Curtiss designs).The AAF agreed to this and this variant was designated as the XP-60C.
		The Curtiss CW-21 Demon was developed from the CW-19R two seat light fighter, which in turn was a development of the CW-19L and -19W.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/quarters/9485/Curtiss2.html (1100 words)

	EXPERIMENTS IN FAILURE Air Classics - Find Articles
		The original Curtiss designation for the project was CP-39-13 because it was designed to Army Circular Proposal 39-13 and the Army designated the new plane as the XP-46.
		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.
		Perhaps no other aircraft outlines the Curtiss downfall better than the P-60, a series of unattractive fighters whose history is as complex as their performance was poor.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200404/ai_n9358050 (913 words)

	Curtiss L-Z
		Curtiss corporate documents show that the Russians ordered and received 51 K boats; the delivery info also lists serial numbers.
		Curtiss J Kingbird [NC3133] (Morris A Koshchuk coll)
		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 (6863 words)

	Aircraft: Curtiss XP-60E
		The P-60 series of aircraft were the last attempts by Curtiss to build a replacement for the P-40.
		This aircraft was a desperate attempt on the part of Curtiss to design a replacement for the venerable P-40.
		This was the Curtiss Model 88, which was basically an improved XP-46 powered by the yet-to-be-built 1600-hp Continental XIV-1430-3 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled inverted Vee engine.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/curtiss/xp-60e.htm (2771 words)

	Fact Sheets : Curtiss XP-53 : Curtiss XP-53
		The XP-53 was proposed by Curtiss as a replacement for the P-40.
		Two prototypes, designed for the Continental XIV-1430-3 inverted Vee engine, were ordered in October 1940 and looked similar to the P-40; however, soon after construction began, the Air Corps revised the requirement for a British V-1650-powered aircraft.
		Curtiss completed the second XP-53 with the "Merlin" engine, which was redesignated XP-60 by the AAF.
	www.nationalmuseum.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2257 (94 words)

	Aircraft: Curtiss XP-60E
		The P-60 series of aircraft were the last attempts by Curtiss to build a replacement for the P-40.
		This aircraft was a desperate attempt on the part of Curtiss to design a replacement for the venerable P-40.
		This was the Curtiss Model 88, which was basically an improved XP-46 powered by the yet-to-be-built 1600-hp Continental XIV-1430-3 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled inverted Vee engine.
	www.aero-web.org /specs/curtiss/xp-60e.htm (2771 words)

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		F9C Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk The F9C was a parasite fighter carried by airships.
		P-46 Curtiss XP-46 The P-46 was designed to improve on the P-40, but the P-40D with the same engine had superior performance.
		P-934 Curtiss P-934 Also known as P-31 P-936 Boeing P-936 The two P-26 prototypes, that were at first owned by Boeing and not the USAF, had this number.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/usaf_descriptions/fighters.txt (5702 words)

	THE GREAT PLANES Community
		The fourth Curtiss P-36A (serial number 38-4) was used by the US Army and NACA for aerodynamic research in an attempt to overcome the aerodynamic drag penalty inherent in large-diameter air-cooled radial engines as compared to narrower liquid-cooled Vee-type engines.
		At that time the Navy was dedicated to air-cooled engines, but Curtiss' experience with the P-40 gave the company good grounds for its faith in a liquid-cooled unit, and on June 30, 1941 it received a contract for two prototypes, to be designated XF14C-1.
		The Curtiss XP-71 was the result of a 1941 proposal to the Army by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri for a large escort fighter.
	www.tgplanes.com /Public/Snitz/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=13067&TOPIC_ID=1112&FORUM_ID=1 (6570 words)

	1/72 scale Curtiss XP-60C / XP-60E - final solution for advanced fighter from P-40
		In 1940, Curtiss proposed a initial design for the eventual replacement for the P-40 to the USAAF.
		It was inverted the continental engine to the P-40 fuselage and tail assembly.
		For performance improvement, Curtiss changed to install the Pratt and Whitney radial engine with contra-rotating propeller in the XP-60C.
	www.anigrand.com /AA2064_XP-60.htm (313 words)

	Curtiss XP-60 - fighter
		The P-60 designation applies to a family of widely different Curtiss fighters, each reflecting the urgency of the builder's unsuccessful effort to develop a P-40 replacement.
		Soon, however, it became evident that Curtiss' Buffalo, New York, plant could be more usefully employed building P-47G Thunderbolts and the contract was cancelled.
		Last in the series was the YP-60E, another conversion, again R-2800 radial-powered but now uncamouflaged and with bubble canopy, the result being formidable competition to the Curtiss P-40Q for the claim of most beautiful fighter ever built.
	avia.russian.ee /air/usa/curtiss_p-60.php (371 words)

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		Curtiss XP-10 Single-seat high-altitude biplane fighter with gull-type upper wing.
		Curtiss P-11 Hawk P-6 converted to use of the 600 hp H-1640 Chieftain 12-cylinder air-cooled engine.
		Curtiss YP-20 Hawk Conversion of P-11 to use of 650 hp Wright R-1870 Cyclone air-cooled radial.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/usaf_descriptions/fighter.txt (5369 words)

	List of military aircraft of the United States of America
		F11C Goshawk[?] - Curtiss Hawk II or Goshawk, redesig BFC
		P-40 - Curtiss, Tomahawk (P-40A to P-40C), Kittyhawk (P-40D to P-40M), Warhawk (P-40N to P-40Q)
		XP-53[?] - Curtiss P-40 with laminar-flow wing, cancelled during construction
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States_of_America.html (502 words)

	P-51 Mustang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		None of the US aircraft already flying reached European standards; only the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk came close.
		The Curtiss plant was running at capacity, so even that aircraft was in short supply.
		Another was the use of a new radiator design from Curtiss, that used the heated air exiting the radiator as a form of jet thrust.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/P-51_Mustang (5767 words)

	Curtiss P-60 - Sim-Outhouse Forums
		Curtiss was quite concerned that the Allison powered XP-60A would not meet Air Force requirements.
		Curtiss, aware of the development problems with the Chrysler, proposed substituting the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 with new contra-rotating propellers (a common feature of late war Curtiss designs).The AAF agreed to this and this variant was designated as the XP-60C.
		The Curtiss CW-21 Demon was developed from the CW-19R two seat light fighter, which in turn was a development of the CW-19L and -19W.
	www.sim-outhouse.com /sohforums/showthread.php?t=21406 (4184 words)

	ch6
		An all-movable tail surface of this design was installed on a Curtiss XP-42 airplane (a modification of the P-36) (figure 6.3).
		The cause of the difficulty was analyzed by comparing the stick force variation in a rapid pull up on the XP-42 with that on a similar airplane, the Curtiss P-40, with a conventional elevator.
		Both airplanes required the same stick force in a steady turn, but in the abrupt short-duration pull up, the stick force on the XP-42 was very small, whereas on the P-40, it was larger than that required for a steady turn at the same value of normal acceleration (figure 6.4).
	history.nasa.gov /monograph12/ch6.htm (5810 words)

	Fleither » A-12 Shrike Curtiss (Site not responding. Last check: )
		X 77 Experimental Bell XP Experimental Bellanca C 27 Series Berliner Joyce PB 1 Fighter B 17 Flying Fortress Heavy Boeing B 29 Super Fortress Bomber Boeing B 47 Stratojet Bomber Boeing B 50 KB Super Fortress Bomber Airborne Boeing B 52 Stratofortress Heavy Boeing B 9 Medium Bomber C. in A-12 Shrike Curtiss
		Modified at the Curtiss factory Buffalo, New York where the engine was replaced by a Whitney R 1690D 9 cylinder cooled radial engine.
		CURTISS A U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss 60 A 12 Shrike ground aircraft, one of 46 built delivered in 1934.
	www.fleither.com /category/a-12-shrike-curtiss (1370 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Glenn Curtiss and his company had impressed the Army and Navy with his fine aircraft early in the 20th century and Curtiss himself is as revered in the US as are the Wright brothers.
		The unfinished XP-53 was to have been powered by the XIV-1430 but the AAF gave Curtiss the Packard V-165 0-1 and redesignated the airplane as the XP-60.
		The USAAF handed unlimited opportunity to Curtiss to jump itself into the modern age with fighter design, but Curtiss did not and the P-40 was its last "good" fighter.
	www.stonebooks.com /archives/040801.shtml (3117 words)

	Learn more about List of military aircraft of the United States in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		F11C Goshawk - Curtiss Hawk II or Goshawk, redesig BFC
		P-40 - Curtiss, Tomahawk (P-40A to P-40C), Kittyhawk (P-40D to P-40M), Warhawk (P-40N to P-40Q)
		XP-53 - Curtiss P-40 with laminar-flow wing, cancelled during construction
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_military_aircraft_of_the_united_states.html (619 words)

	LF Models 1/72 XP 31 Swift, previewed by Scott Van Aken
		The Curtiss Model 66 Swift was an unsuccessful competitor against the Boeing XP-936/P-26 for the US Army's interim monoplane pursuit of 1932.
		Encouraged by the Army, Curtiss undertook the development of a new pursuit as a private venture for which the Army agreed to provide the powerplant and the military equipment under a bailment contract.
		The Swift had originally been planned for the 600 hp Curtiss Conqueror liquid-cooled V-12 engine, but the Army believed that this engine was nearing the end of its development cycle and insisted that the powerplant be changed to the 700 hp Wright R-1820 Cyclone air cooled radial.
	modelingmadness.com /scotts/preww2/LF/72070p.htm (806 words)

	XP-55 Ascender (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The XP-55 Ascender (Curtiss Model 249C), was a prototype fighter aircraft built by Curtiss.
		It would also be the first Curtiss fighter to use tricycle landing gear.
		Curtiss decided to switch to the Allison V-1710 (F16) liquid-cooled inline engine because of its proven reliability.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=XP-55_Ascender (1394 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Glenn Curtiss and his company had impressed the Army and Navy with his fine aircraft early in the 20th century and Curtiss himself is as revered in the US as are the Wright brothers.
		The unfinished XP-53 was to have been powered by the XIV-1430 but the AAF gave Curtiss the Packard V-165 0-1 and redesignated the airplane as the XP-60.
		The USAAF handed unlimited opportunity to Curtiss to jump itself into the modern age with fighter design, but Curtiss did not and the P-40 was its last "good" fighter.
	stonebooks.com /archives/040801.shtml (3117 words)

	Curtiss XP-53
		The XP-53 was the second attempt to produce a successor to the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.
		Unlike the first attempt, the XP-46, this aircraft never flew.
		The XP-53 program merged into the XP-60 series, which began as an attempt to fit a Rolls Royce Merlin 28 to the improved airframe of the XP-53.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_xp_53.html (114 words)

	P-51
		The Curtiss plant was running at capacity, so even that aircraft was in short supply.
		Another was the use of a new radiator design that used the heated air exiting the radiator as a form of jet thrust in what is referred to as the "Meredith Effect".
		Still, the Mustang's advanced aerodynamics showed to advantage, as the Mustang I was about 30 mph faster than contemporary Curtiss P-40 fighters using the same Allison powerplant.
	www.hotspotsz.com /Article_about-P-51 (7118 words)

	Netwings - P-40 lovers
		An R-2800 powered P-40 might have an impressive aircraft...but it is doubtful that Curtiss could have made it work.
		Their failures on the XP-46, XP-53 and XP-60 projects pretty much demonstrated that Curtiss simply did not have the engineering expertise needed to produce a reliable high-performance fighter.
		Actually, Curtiss tried an R-2800 in the XP-60C, but it really looks like a P-47....
	www.netwings.org /dcforum/DCForumID2/795.html (909 words)

	Execuform - Product List - Don's Model Works
		The XP-87 was the LAST Curtiss aircraft design for the USAF.
		Two prototypes were delivered to the USAAC for official testing with one aircraft achieving 63 hours of flight time and the other making only one test flight.
		The XP-54 had a wingspan of 53 feet 10 inches, a length of 54 feet 8 inches, a cruising speed of 255 mph and a max speed of 381 mph at an altitude of 36,700 feet.
	www.donsmodelworks.com /list_em.htm (1672 words)

	A-12 Shrike Curtiss - US Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PQ-15 Target aircraft Curtiss 18-B, Fighter Curtiss A-8, A-10, A-12 Attack Bomber Curtiss A-14, A-18 Attack Bomber Curtiss A-25 Helldiver Bomber Curtiss AT-9 Trainer.
		A1 Hawker A51 Brewster Buffalo A2 V. Curtiss A-9 - Lockheed YA-10 Curtiss A-11 - Consolidated A-12 - Cur 24 :: A unmanned NASA scramjet soared above Pacific Ocean Tuesday at.
		A-24 Dauntless Douglas O-1 Falcon O-2 Douglas A-5 Curtiss A-12 Curtiss A-17 Northrop A-18 Shrike History Organized as Army Surveillance on 1 Jul 1919..
	www.airforce.gr /air-force/a37.php (421 words)

	LemaireSoft's P-40Q (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Successor proposed by the firm Curtiss for the P-40.
		It bore much ressemblance to its model and used the same engine as the P-40D.
		It was the last attempt by Curtiss to produce a successor to the P-40.
	www.lemaire.happyhost.org /avion/avion1/114.html (274 words)

	List of military aircraft of the United States - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lockheed C-139 - was to have been a transport version of the P-2 Neptune, did not proceed
		Curtiss C-143 - projected designation - became Curtiss X-19
		XP-55 Ascender - Curtiss, flying-wing configuration with pusher engine
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /l/li/list_of_military_aircraft_of_the_united_states.html (722 words)

	Motors
		The first Curtiss engine to sustain a heavier-than-air craft in flight, also thought to be first to lift a helicopter.
		The Curtiss triplane specifically designed around this engine captured both a world altitude record for a non-supercharged plane and a world speed record (p: Roland Rohlfs).
		SR-3 1930 (ATC 53, 70) - 30-40hp 191ci 3RA.
	www.aerofiles.com /motors.html (6567 words)

	Neohapsis Archives - SecurityFocus-Microsoft
		XP Hardening ohnonono_at_hushmail.com (Thu Sep 19 2002 - 07:44:59 CDT)
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	archives.neohapsis.com /archives/sf/ms/2002-q3 (7546 words)

	Boeing F1B (PW-9) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Основные стойки неубирающегося шасси с хвостовым костылем имели общую ось, а тяга обеспечивалась рядным двигателем Curtiss D-12 мощностью 435 л.
		Они также были оборудованы шасси с общей осью в конструкции основных стоек и тормозным крюком для возможности эксплуатации с авианосцев - самолету дали новое обозначение - F1B-2 (Boeing Model 53).
		25-й из упомянутых самолетов PW-9A, но с небольшими усовершенствованиями; был предназначен для испытания двигателя Curtiss D-12D.
	www.airwar.ru /enc/fww1/f1b.html (443 words)

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