P-36 Hawk
1935 Curtiss
(Redirecționat de la P–36 Hawk)
| Curtiss P-36 Hawk Hawk 75/Mohawk | ||
| Tip | Avion de vânătoare | |
|---|---|---|
| Țară de origine |  SUA
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| Constructor | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | |
| Proiectat de | Donovan Berlin | |
| Zbor inaugural | 6 mai 1935 | |
| Introdus | 1938 | |
| Retras | 1954, Argentina | |
| Beneficiar principal | United States Army Air Corps | |
| Bucăți fabricate | 215 (P-36) plus 900 export Hawk 75 | |
| Cost unitar | 23 000 $ | |
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Curtiss P-36 Hawk a fost un avion de vânătoare american al anilor 1930 și 1940, contemporan al avioanelor Hawker Hurricane și Messerschmitt Bf 109, monoplan, cu motor radial. Este mai cunoscut ca predecesor al avionului Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, a fost folosit doar limitat în luptă, fiind folosit mai mult de francezi, de British Commonwealth, unde a fost cunoscut cu numele Mohawk, de chinezi în anii (1937–1945) și de finlandezi împotriva sovieticilor.
- Bibliografie
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Legături externe
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- The Fighter Collection Curtiss 75-Hawk Arhivat în , la Wayback Machine.
- Curtiss YP-37
- Curtiss XP-42
- "Plane Speed Record Shattered In Power Dive" Popular Mechanics, April 1939