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1942
1942 - 0391.PDF
FLIGHT, FIRST IMS-First Army Hawk,420 h.p. Flown by I.t. R. I- Maoghan in ijr-i ioast-torcoa.st, dawn-to-. Husk fligbt—ISOjn.p.IV. IWt-First Air Corps fighter to be built in large, numbers and io rarry *"V designation. IJOTvSix years: of development fin.lsilii* P-fj Hawk with grWSptr horsepower— fV2S~-and many iinproveinents. W32"S(icc<f reached W8 m.p.h. in the P-fi-E A rmy Hawk. The single strut landing gear made its appearance. WSJ-First of the low-wing monoplane type o-f Curtiss pur suit forerunner of the inodern fighting ship. W37'Retractable landing gear (a 1933 development on the navy Hawks), a speed of over 3f «< m.p.h.. a riOO-H.P. engine, were among the notable .ad vance* on .he p-36 series. aa*W**/*'^ »39-Thk P-37 was the highest !Peei! aircraft in Armv service. 1 redetessor of the P-40 series. « was the only ebip available in «rge quantities. The P-40 series "as undergone five successive 5tP p-»p:- t<> new .high per !'*wn; e level •pS-md strikin i in speed i power. a- SendforYOUKeOpyhf wis filtrating 64-page ™">r; ul aviation...with lustrations in- •di color photo- current Cprtiss id IfljP to cover "•it: Airplane ., '•-" ". ''urtis?-wriihl U"V- B-.ftalo. N. Y. 7$&&Kf/w(M^ Combat-and plenty of it-taught Curtiss to pe this hardest hitting fighter Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawh — Deadliest Americart'built Fighter Overseas. ,*«*• «^f • CURTISS pursuits were the first . .and until recently...the only American-built fight ers in active combat in the present World War. By the hundreds, they have success fully fought their opponents. This experience...plus that of producing thousands of fighting planes..".has led to constant improvement. As a result, today's Curtiss pursuits are far faster, far deadlier...the hardest hit ting of any rolling off production lines. Their striking power is five and two-thirds greater than in the early days of the European conflict. In the expanded Curtiss-Wright organiza tion, four of the nation's largest and new est factories are breaking all records in producing these and six other types of military aircraft for Great Britain and the United States. '•«•*»• €U RTISS^mWKI«HT AIRPLANE DIVISION' BUFFALO. N. Y. COLUMBUS. O. ST. LOUIS. MO.
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