Northrop A-17
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The Northrop A-17 was a 1930s American single-engine, low-wing attack bomber used primarily by the U.S. Army Air Corps and several foreign air forces before and during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northrop A-17 canonical | 2 |
| Vultee V-11 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attack aircraft
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light bomber ⓘ low‑wing monoplane ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
defensive machine gun in rear cockpit
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forward‑firing machine guns ⓘ internal bomb load ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designationByUSArmyAirCorps | A-17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Northrop Gamma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single radial engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| exportVariant | Northrop Model 8A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all‑metal monoplane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1936 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Northrop Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 220 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature | internal bomb bay with external racks on some variants ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 400 ⓘ |
| operatorRole | attack bomber ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | ground attack ⓘ |
| range | approximately 650 miles ⓘ |
| retired | early 1940s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | light bombing ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 22,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas A-20 Havoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Iraqi Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Norwegian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| variant |
Northrop A-17A
NERFINISHED
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Northrop A-17AS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wright R-1820
this entity surface form:
Vultee V-11