Curtiss P-36 Hawk

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The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.

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Curtiss P-36 Hawk canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
military aircraft
single-seat monoplane
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
airframeMaterial all-metal
armament .30 in machine guns
.50 in machine guns
category 1930s United States fighter aircraft
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 1
developedFrom Curtiss Model 75 NERFINISHED
developedInto Curtiss P-40 Warhawk NERFINISHED
engineModel Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp NERFINISHED
enteredServiceWith United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED
era World War II
interwar period
firstFlight 1935
introducedBy Curtiss-Wright Corporation NERFINISHED
landingGearType retractable conventional landing gear
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation NERFINISHED
natoName Hawk NERFINISHED
notableFeature all-metal stressed-skin construction
enclosed cockpit
numberOfEngines 1
operator Argentine Air Force NERFINISHED
Brazilian Air Force NERFINISHED
Chinese Air Force NERFINISHED
Finnish Air Force NERFINISHED
French Air Force NERFINISHED
Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force NERFINISHED
Norwegian Air Force NERFINISHED
Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED
South African Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED
powerplantType radial engine
primaryUser United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED
role fighter
serviceEntry 1938
status retired
tailwheelType conventional tailwheel
usedDuringPeriod early 1940s
late 1930s
usedInConflict Battle of France NERFINISHED
Winter War NERFINISHED
World War II
wingType cantilever low wing

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk basedOn Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Boeing P-26 Peashooter successor Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Wright R-1820 radial engine usedOnAircraft Curtiss P-36 Hawk
subject surface form: Wright R-1820