Curtiss YA-10 Shrike

The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Model 59B YA-10 was a 1930s United States test and development version of the A-8 Shrike ground-attack aircraft using various radial engines in place of the inline Vee.

The Curtiss YA-10 Shrike was the first YA-8 fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) Hornet radial engine.1

Made by Curtis.

It is the successor of the Curtiss A-8 ,

Curtiss YA-10 Shrike is the predecessor of the Curtiss A-12 Shrike.

More Users
United States Navy
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.75 m
Predecessor
Curtiss A-8
Length Alt
9.9 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6135.0
Power Alt
470.0
Lists
*List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
500 mi
Max Speed Alt
280.0
Type Of Prop
radial
Crew
2
Max Speed Main
174 mph
See Also
*Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Developed From
Curtiss A-8
Introduced
1933
Status
Out of service
Cruise Speed Main
148 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2783.0
Ceiling Main
~15
000 ft
Number Built
2
Successor
Curtiss A-12 Shrike
Retired
1939
Armament
* Guns** 4 × forward .30 in M1919 Browning machine guns** 1 × rear .30 in machine gun* Bombs** 4 × 122 lb bombs mounted on wing racks
Cruise Speed Alt
238.0
Height Main
9.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Corps
Span Alt
13.5 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 Hornet
Manufacturer
Curtis
First Flight
1932
Span Main
44.25
Power Main
630 hp
Number Of Props
1
Variants With Their Own Articles
Curtiss A-12 Shrike
Length Main
32.5
Range Alt
800.0
Similar Aircraft
*Hawker Osprey
Related
*Curtiss A-8
Ceiling Alt
274200.0
Category
Curtiss aircraft
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
United States attack aircraft 1930-1939

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