Curtiss SC Seahawk

The Curtiss SC Seahawk was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy. The existing Curtiss SO3C Seamew and the Vought OS2U Kingfisher were 1937 designs that by 1942 needed to be replaced.

the American 300+ mph (480 km/h) Curtiss SC Seahawk which was actually a fighter aircraft like the Rufe in addition to a two-seat gunnery spotter and transport for an injured man in a litter.1
Curtiss SC Seahawk, both of which were employed to spot for the battleship's main gun batteries, and in a secondary capacity, perform search and rescue missions.2
Kingfisher and Curtiss SC Seahawk, both of which were employed to spot for the battleship's main gun batteries—and, in a secondary capacity, perform search-and-rescue missions.3
Curtiss SC Seahawk which was actually a fighter aircraft like the Rufe in addition to a two-seat gunnery spotter and transport for an injured man in a litter.4

Made by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

The Curtiss SC Seahawk was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy.5
type was the American 300+ mph (480 km/h) Curtiss SC Seahawk which was actually a fighter aircraft like the Rufe in addition to a two-seat gunnery spotter and transport for an injured man in a litter.6
Download Curtiss SC Seahawk - 20in rubber scale, 1942 Navy scout floatplan, Paul Plecan, Mar1949AT.7
Height Main
18.0
Height Alt
5.48 m
Length Alt
11 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
9000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
Range Main
625 mi
Loaded Weight Main
9000.0
Max Speed Alt
272
Type Of Prop
supercharged 9-cylinder radial engine
Introduced
1944
Loading Main
32
Max Speed Main
313 mph
Cruise Speed Main
125 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
4082.0
Ceiling Main
37400.0
Number Built
577
Crew
One pilot
Retired
1949
Armament
* 2 × .50 M2 Browning machine guns
200 rpg* 750 lb of external ordnance
Cruise Speed Alt
113
Area Main
280.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
12.5 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1007.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-1820-62 Cyclone
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First Flight
16
Loaded Weight Alt
4082.0
Power Main
1
350 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
2867.0
Length Main
36
Span Main
41.0
Area Alt
26 m²
Range Alt
543
Similar Aircraft
* OS2U Kingfisher* Nakajima A6M2-N
Empty Weight Main
6320.0
Ceiling Alt
11
400 m
Category
Curtiss aircraft
Seaplanes and flying boats
World War II reconnaissance aircraft of the United States
Loading Alt
157

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