Curtiss F11C Goshawk

For other uses of Goshawk see Goshawk (disambiguation) The Curtiss F11C Goshawk was a 1930s United States naval biplane fighter aircraft that saw limited success but was part of a long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military.

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Made by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

Curtiss F11C Goshawk by Don Alberts, Rio Rancho, New Mexico Colonel Robert E.4
Curtiss F11C Goshawk (for Lindberg kit) Grumman F3F-1 (for Accurate Miniatures kit) Grumman F4F Wildcat (for Tamiya kit) Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (for Hasegawa kit) 5
F11C Curtiss F11C Goshawk A member of the Hawk family. The F11C was basically a developed F6C. The F11C-3 had a retractable undercarriage, and was later renamed BF2C.6
Height Main
9
Height Alt
2.96 m
Length Alt
6.88 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
4132.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Max Speed Alt
325.0
Type Of Prop
Air-cooled radial engine
Introduced
April 1932
Max Speed Main
202 mph
Cruise Speed Main
150 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1874.0
Ceiling Main
25100.0
Number Built
28
Crew
1
Armament
*2 × fixed M1919 Browning machine guns in the forward fuselage*1 × bomb on an under-fuselage hardpoint or 2 × bombs carried one under each lower wing
Cruise Speed Alt
241
Area Main
262.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
9.6 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
522.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-1820-78 Cyclone
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
September 1932
Production End Year
1932
Climb Rate Main
2300.0
Power Main
700 hp
Production Start Year
1932
Climb Rate Alt
42060.0
Length Main
688.34
Span Main
960.12
Area Alt
24.34 m²
Empty Weight Main
3037.0
Ceiling Alt
7
650 m
Produced
October 1932
Empty Weight Alt
1378.0
Category
Biplane aircraft
Carrier-based aircraft
Curtiss aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
United States fighter aircraft 1930-1939

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