The Curtiss P-60 was an American single-seat, single-engine, low-wing fighter developed by Curtiss-Wright in the early 1940s as the successor to the P-40 Warhawk. Work began with the XP-53, which became the XP-60 and then a long run of prototypes, among them the XP-60A, XP-60C and XP-60E, that tried different engines and propellers, including the Packard-built Merlin, the Allison V-1710 and the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 with contra-rotating propellers. The design ended up looking little like the P-40. Laminar-flow wing finish problems, drag and engine output held back the performance, and the Army Air Forces turned Curtiss toward building P-47 Thunderbolts instead. Large production orders were cancelled, only two pre-production YP-60 aircraft were ever built, and no version entered service.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EnginePratt & Whitney R-2800-53 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (XP-60C) 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
Specifications (XP-60C), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-53 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Design and development, first flight
This aircraft first flew on 18 September 1941 with a British Merlin 28 engine.
Design and development, production cancelled
In February 1942, the production of P-60As was cancelled so that Curtiss could build a further 1,400 P-40s
Specifications (XP-60C), empty weight
Empty weight: 8,600 lb (3,901 kg)
Specifications (XP-60C), gross weight
Gross weight: 11,835 lb (5,368 kg)
Specifications (XP-60C), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 414 mph (666 km/h, 360 kn) at 20,350 ft (6,200 m)
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
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The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to its P-40.
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