The Curtiss YP-37 was an American fighter developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps as a derivative of the P-36 Hawk. The Army wanted better performance than the P-36 could give against emerging European fighters, so Curtiss fitted a P-36 airframe with a turbo-supercharged, liquid-cooled Allison V-1710 inline engine, which lengthened the fuselage and moved the cockpit rearward. The XP-37 first flew in April 1937 and reached a top speed of 340 miles per hour, but its turbo-supercharger proved unreliable and the pilot had poor forward visibility. Thirteen service-test aircraft followed, 14 units in all, before the Army cancelled the project by 1940 and chose the simpler Allison arrangement of the P-40 Warhawk instead.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineAllison V-1710-21 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (YP-37) 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s
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The Curtiss YP-37 was an American fighter aircraft developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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The Curtiss YP-37 was an American fighter aircraft developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
Design and development, first flight
The XP-37 first flew in April 1937
Design and development, cancellation
By 1940, the USAAC canceled the project, shifting focus to the P-40 Warhawk
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leading to its cancellation after 14 units were built
Specifications (YP-37), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-21 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Specifications (YP-37), engine type
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-21 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Specifications (YP-37), power
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-21 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Specifications (YP-37), empty weight
Empty weight: 5,592 lb (2,536 kg)
Specifications (YP-37), gross weight
Gross weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
Specifications (YP-37), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 340 mph (550 km/h, 300 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s
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The Curtiss YP-37 was an American fighter aircraft developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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The Curtiss YP-37 was an American fighter aircraft developed by Curtiss-Wright in the late 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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