Curtiss O-52 Owl

The Curtiss O-52 Owl is an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II.

Curtiss O-52 Owl, Curtiss O-59 Cub, A-20, P-39, Allison P-51, UC-64A, F-51D Mustang, T-6 Texan, F-80, T-33, F-86, F-101, F-102, F-4 and the F-16.1
* Curtiss O-52 Owl ( Airworthy – On Display ) * Curtiss P-40E Warhawk ( Airworthy – On Display ) * Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver ( Under 2
Curtiss O-52 Owl, a pre-World War II Army observation plane. Nearby, a different crew, including French college students here for three months, was reconditioning a P-51 Mustang.3

Made by BuffaloNew YorkCurtiss-Wright.

in the foreground is from the Curtiss O-52 Owl that is in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton.4
Curtiss O-52 Owl, and the Stinson L-5 Sentinel.5
Height Main
281.94
Height Alt
2.83 m
Length Alt
8.03 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
700 miles
Loaded Weight Main
5364.0
Max Speed Alt
191
Introduced
1940
Max Speed Main
220 mph
Cruise Speed Main
192 mph
Ceiling Main
21000.0
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Unit Cost
31000.0
Span Main
1242.06
Cruise Speed Alt
167
Area Main
210.4
Primary user
United States Army Air Corps
Span Alt
12.43 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
447.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-51
Manufacturer
Buffalo
New York
Curtiss-Wright
Number Of Props
1
Production End Year
0203
Loaded Weight Alt
2433.0
Power Main
600 hp
Production Start Year
0203
Guns
1
Empty Weight Alt
1919.0
Length Main
802.64
Area Alt
19.55 m²
Range Alt
609
Similar Aircraft
* Thomas-Morse O-19* Douglas O-38* North American O-47
Empty Weight Main
4213.0
Ceiling Alt
6
400 m
Produced
203
Category
Curtiss aircraft
United States military reconnaissance aircraft 1940-1949

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