Curtiss P-6 Hawk Fighter (1929)
Americas P-6 Hawk purchase numbers were limited in large part due to the Great Depression.
Developed from already successful racer versions of the P-1 and PW-8, the P-6 featured a series of modifications to enlighten military buyers. The P-6 came under the original designation of Y1P-22, but this was later redesignated to the more familiar P-6 due to the similarity that the aircraft shared with the other P-6 series of airplanes. The United States Army Air Corps placed an order for their initial eighteen P-6s in 1929.
The most notable model of the P-6 was found in the P-6E Hawk. This aircraft was fitted with a 700hp Curtiss V-1570C Conqueror engine capable of speeds reaching 200 miles per hour. Twin .303 caliber machine guns were the sole armament and the landing gears systems were static - though a US Navy version allowed for manual landing gear operation. The design screamed World War One to the core, as the cockpit was of open-air variety and the system still maintained the bi-plane design of aviation yester-year.
As a transitional design, the P-6 featured superior performance for a biplane design of this time, this despite the fact that only forty-six P-6 aircraft were ever ordered into frontline service, even when defense spending for the American military were severely held in check through the Great Depression years.
The P-6 Hawk series went on to see modest export success, albeit in limited numbers, throughout the world - particularly to Latin American customers. The United States Navy also utilized the system with a different designation and some slight modifications.
In all, the P-6 Hawk series would appear as the final stepping stone to more advance aircraft design an engineering, which would take a final leap with the start of World War Two. This American "between wars" design served its purpose and its role quite well. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Curtiss P-6 Hawk
Fighter
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Curtiss - USA
Initial Year of Service: 1929
Production: Not Available
Focus Model: Curtiss P-6 Hawk
Crew: 1
Length: 22.57ft (6.88m)
Width: 31.50ft (9.60m)
Height: 8.89ft (2.71m)
Weight (Empty): 2,714lbs (1,231kg)
Weight (MTOW): 3,435lbs (1,558kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Curtiss V-1570C Conqueror water-cooled inline engine generating 700hp.
Maximum Speed: 193mph (311kmh; 168kts)
Maximum Range: 244miles (393km)
Service Ceiling: 23,901ft (7,285m; 4.5miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 0
Armament Suite:
2 x 7.62mm machine guns
Variants:
XP-6 - Initial Conversion Model of a P-1 aircraft of which the P-6 is derived from featuring tapered wings.
XP-6A - Second Conversion Model of a P-1 aircraft of which the P-6 is derived from featuring untapered wings base on PW-8 aircraft and fitted with low-drag surface radiators.
P-6 - Initial Production Model of which 9 were produced; refined fuselage.
P-6A - Featured Prestone-cooled engines of which nine of this aircraft were produced.
P-6B
P-6C - Production Model Cancelled Before Completion.
P-6D
P-6E (Curtiss Model 43) - Fitted with V-1570C Conqueror 700hp engine; 46 produced.
P-6F
P-6G
P-6H
P-3 - Experimental Radial-Engined Version
P-5 - Experimental Turbo-Charged Version
P-21 - Experimental Radial-Engined Version
P-23 - Experimental Turbo-Charged Version
Hawk I - Export Model
Hawk II - Export Model featuring Wright Cyclone radial engine.
F11C-2 - United States Navy Model fitted with Wright R-1820-78 Cyclone Radial generating 700hp; 28 produced.
BF2C-1 - United States Navy Model with manually-operated landing gears; 27 produced.
YIP-22 - Original United States Army Designation.
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