Curtiss F-40N

Modern Drawings/Air/Brazil/Fighters/Others/F-40N.htm | Update: 15-11-2018

Red Group, 1/14 Aviation Group, Pampa Squadron - March 1953.

Specifications

General

Type: Fighter/Ground Attack Aircraft
Crew: 1
First flight: 14 October 1938
Retired: 1958: FAB (Brazil)
Number built for FAB: ?

Powerplant

1 × Allison V-1710-115, 1360 hp | Pistons

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 10.16 m | Wingspan: 11.38 m | Height: 3.76 m
Wing area: 21.92 m²
Empty weight: 2905 kg | Loaded weight: 3505 kg |
Max takeoff weight: 4020 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: 608 km/h
Range: 1200 km
Service ceiling: 9450 m

Armament

Inside: 4x .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns
Outside: Up to 680 kg of bombs on three hardpoints.