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Top speed
  
249 km/h

Length
  
6.86 m

First flight
  
1922

Wingspan
  
11 m

Introduced
  
1925

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Manufacturer
  
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

The Curtiss F6C Hawk was a late 1920s American naval biplane fighter aircraft. It was part of the long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military.

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Originally designed for land-based use, the Model 34C was virtually identical to the P-1 Hawk in United States Army Air Corps service. The United States Navy ordered nine, but as the sixth example was built it was strengthened for carrier-borne operations and redesignated as the Model 34D. Flown from the carriers Langley and Lexington from 1927–30, most of the later variants passed to Marine fighter-bomber units, while a few were flown for a time as twin-float seaplanes.

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Operators

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  •  United States
  • VF-9M (US Marines) operated 5 Model 34C, F6C-1 and XF6C-4 from land bases.
  • VF-2 (US Navy) operated 4 Model 34D, F6C-2 from Langley
  • VF-5S, later renamed VF-1B (US Navy) along with VF-8M (US Marines) operated 35 Model 34E, F6C-3 from Lexington
  • VF-2B (US Navy) operated 31 Model 34H, F6C-4 from Langley

    • Variants

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  • F6C-1 Model 34C virtually identical to the P-1 series.
  • F6C-2 Model 34D strengthened for carrierborne operations and fitted with arrester hooks.
  • F6C-3 Model 34E modified version of the F6C-2.
  • XF6C-4 Model 34H prototype F6C-1 with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine.
  • F6C-4 Model 34H production version of the XF6C-4.
  • XF6C-5 Model 34H prototype F6C-1 with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial of 525 hp (391 kW).
  • F6C-6 Model 34E modified for racing, with its radiator located inside the fuselage.
  • XF6C-6 Model 34E the F6C-6 which had won the 1930 Curtiss Marine Trophy was converted to parasol-wing monoplane configuration and given wing surface radiators; after achieving the fastest lap in the 1930 Thompson Trophy race the XF6C-6 crashed when its pilot was overcome by fumes.
  • XF6C-7 Model 34H testbed for an experimental 350 hp (260 kW) Ranger SGV-770C-1 air-cooled inverted Vee engine.

    • Specifications (F6C-4)

    Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911

    General characteristics

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  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
  • Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
  • Height: 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m)
  • Wing area: 252 ft² (23.42 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,980 lb (900 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 3,171 lb (1,441 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 410 hp (306 kW)

    • Performance

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  • Maximum speed: 155 mph (134 knots, 250 km/h) at sea level
  • Range: 360 mi (313 nmi, 580 km)
  • Service ceiling: 22,900 ft (6,980 m)
  • Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 2.5 min

    • Armament

  • Guns: 2 × fixed .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns in the forward fuselage

    • References

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