Curtiss

Curtiss F12C

Carrier fighter-bomber

  • First flight1933
  • Introduction1938
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
28 ft 1+9/16 in
Wingspan
34 ft
Height
10 ft 5 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
234 mph
Range
405 mi
Service ceiling
24,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Wright R-1820-34 radial engine (850 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 0.30 in forward-firing M1919 Browning machine gun or 1 × 0.50 in forward-firing Browning AN/M2 machine gun, 1 × 0.30 in flexible rearward-firing machine gun; Bombs: 1 × bomb of up to 1000 lb

Engines 1

R-1820 R-1820 Piston engines Wright R-1820 Cyclone Nine-cylinder radial engine used in many aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Wright Aeronautical · United States→