Curtiss SOC Seagull

The Curtiss SOC Seagull was a United States single-engined scout observation biplane aircraft designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the United States Navy. The aircraft served on battleships and cruisers in a seaplane configuration being launched by catapult and recovered from a sea landing. The wings folded back against the fuselage for storage aboard ship. When based ashore or on carriers the single float was replaced by fixed wheeled landing gear.

Great WWII Color footage of the Curtiss SOC Seagull in Cruiser Operations Launch & Recovery Naval Gunfire Spotting (Cruiser Aviation 1945 in the Pacific) The 1
A Curtiss SOC Seagull of US Navy VCS-7 at Lee-on-Solent circa June 1944.2
Roughly equivalent to the American Curtiss SOC Seagull observation float biplane, the smaller Mitsubishi F1M was of more ... read more ...3
the Curtiss SOC Seagull biplane for use on the cruisers and battleships of the US Navy.4
Curtiss SOC Seagull scout biplane then in service. The specifications called for operations from either sea or land bases, thus requiring easily interchangeable floats or wheeled landing gear.5
Curtiss SOC Seagull then in operational service.6

Made by Curtiss-Wright.

Four Curtiss SOC Seagull float planes Propulsion 4 screws, 107,000 SHP total Complement 621 (750 if serving as flagship) 7
Curtiss SOC Seagull in service from 1935 to 1946.8
its Curtiss SOC Seagull series of biplane floatplane aircraft.9
The Curtiss SOC Seagull was the standard seaplane used on U.S. cruisers during the Pacific War. It was equipped with folding wings to facilitate storage in small cruiser hangars.10
ripping a Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplane from its "moorings" on the storm-lashed well-deck amidships.11
More Users
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
Height Main
449.58000000000004
Height Alt
5
Stall Speed Main
55.9 mph
Length Alt
9.58 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
675 mi
Loaded Weight Main
5437.0
Max Speed Alt
143
Type Of Prop
single-row
nine-cylinder
air-cooled radial engine
Introduced
12
Loading Main
16
Power/mass Main
360.0
Bombs
650
Airfoil
NACA 0010 ; NACA 2212
Cruise Speed Main
133 mph
Ceiling Main
14900.0
Number Built
322
Crew
2
Max Speed More
at 5
000 ft
Retired
1945
Stall Speed Alt
90.0
Loaded Weight Alt
2471.0
Cruise Speed Alt
116
Area Main
342.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
10.98 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
410.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-18
Manufacturer
Curtiss-Wright
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
April 1934
Production End Year
1940
Climb Rate Main
915.0
Power Main
550 hp
Production Start Year
1935
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
165 mph
Guns
1
Climb Rate Alt
4.64 m-s
Length Main
957.58
Span Main
1097.28
Area Alt
31.8 m²
Range Alt
587
Empty Weight Main
3788.0
Ceiling Alt
4
540 m
Category
Curtiss aircraft
Naval Aircraft Factory aircraft
Seaplanes and flying boats
United States Coast Guard Aviation
United States military reconnaissance aircraft 1930-1939
Produced
1935
Empty Weight Alt
1722.0
Loading Alt
78

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