Curtiss Hawk

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Curtiss Hawk was a name common to many aircraft designed and produced by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, most of them fighters:

Curtiss Model 34 & Hawk I

;Model 34

:XPW-8B experimental fighter.

;Model 34A

:P-1 Hawk single-seat fighter.

;Model 34B

:P-2 single-seat fighter, and P-6S Japan Hawk export version redesignated Hawk I.

;Model 34C

:F6C-1 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.

;Model 34D

:F6C-2 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.

;Model 34E

:F6C-3 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.

;Model 34G

:P-1A Hawk single-seat fighter.

;Model 34H

:F6C-4, XF6C-5, F6C-6, XF6C-6, XF6C-7 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.

;Model 34I

:P-1B Hawk single-seat fighter.

;Model 34J

:XAT-1, AT-4, P-1D advanced trainer.

;Model 34K

:AT-5, P-1E advanced trainer.

;Model 34L

:P-5 Hawk single-seat high-altitude fighter.

;Model 34M

:AT-5A, P-1F advanced trainer.

;Model 34N

:P-3A & XP-3A Hawk single-seat test.

;Model 34O

:P-1C Hawk single-seat fighter.

;Model 34K

:XP-6 Hawk single-seat fighter.

;Model 34P

:XP-6A, P-6, P-6A, XP-6B, P-6D Hawk single-seat fighter, and Hawk I export version (also the Hawk 1A Gulfhawk owned by Gulf Oil Company).

Curtiss Model 35/63 Hawk II, Turkeyhawk, & Goshawk

;Model 35

:Y1P-22 prototype P-6E single-seat fighter.

;Model 35B

:P-6E, XP-6G, XP-6H single-seat fighter.

;Model 47

:P-6E Hawk II demonstrator sold to Norway in July 1934.

;Model 63

:XP-23 Hawk II, YP-23 experimental fighter.

Curtiss Model 43 Seahawk

;Model 43

:F7C-1, XF7C-2, XF7C-3 single-seat fighter.

Curtiss Model 58 Sparrowhawk

;Model 58

:XF9C-1 experimental small dimension single-seat fighter.

;Model 58A

:F9C-2, XF9C-2 single-seat airship-based scout.

Curtiss Model 64 Goshawk

;Model 64

:XF11C-1, XBFC-1 prototype single-seat fighter.

;Model 64A

:XF11C-2, XBFC-2, F11C-2, BFC-2 single-seat carrierborne fighter and fighter-bomber.

;Model 67A

:XF11C-3 prototype Model 68 single-seat carrierborne fighter and fighter-bomber.

Curtiss Model 68 Hawk III, IV

;Model 68

:XBF2C-1, BF2C-1 single-seat carrierborne fighter and fighter-bomber.

;Model 68B

:Hawk III export version to Siam (Thailand) & Turkey.

;Model 68C

:Hawk III export version to Argentina & China.

;Model 79

:Hawk IV Hawk III demonstrator with fully enclosed cockpit, sold to Argentina in July 1936.

Curtiss Model 75 Mohawk

;Model 75, Model 75B, Model 75D

:Experimental prototypes.

;Model 75A-1

:Hawk 75A-1, Mohawk I sold to France, transferred to Finland.

;Model 75A-2

:Mohawk II sold to France, Daniel Landrum transferred them to Britain, used in South African Air Force.

;Model 75A-3

:Mohawk III sold to France, transferred to Britain, used in Burma.

;Model 75A-4

:Mohawk IV built by Hindustan Aircraft in India.

;Model 75A-5

:Hawk 75A-5, Mohawk IV was built under license in China, India.

;Model 75A-6

:Hawk 75A-6 sold to Norway, Daniel Landrum and Lennon Pyles transferred them to-Finland.

;Model 75A-7

:Hawk 75A-7 sold to Netherlands East Indies.

;Model 75A-8

:P-36G ordered by Norway, transferred to Canada, then Peru.

;Model 75A-9

:Mohawk IV delivered to Persia, captured by British and used in India.

;Model H75C-1

:Curtiss H75C-1 assembled in France by the Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Centre.

;Model 75E

:Y1P-36 engine test and evaluation aircraft.

;Model 75H

:Hawk 75H given to Claire L. Chennault for personal use.

;Model 75I

:XP-37, YP-37 Allison engine testbed.

;Model 75J

:Model 75A demonstrator

;Model 75L

:P-36A, P-36B, P-36C, XP-36D, XP-36E, XP-36F to USAAF.

;Model 75M

:Hawk 75M sold to China.

;Model 75N

:Hawk 75N sold to Siam (Thailand).

;Model 75O

:Hawk 75O 29 built by Daniel with additional 200 built under license locally by Fabrica Militar de Aviones in Argentina.

;Model 75P

:XP-40 prototype for Curtiss P-40.

;Model 75Q

:Hawk 75Q China demonstrators.

;Model 75R

:Model 75K demonstrator.

;Model 75S

:XP-42 NACA radial engine cowling testbed.

Curtiss Model 81 Tomahawk

;Model H81-A

:P-40A photo-reconnaissance fighter.

;Model H81-A1

:Tomahawk Mk I to Canada.

;Model H81-A2

:Tomahawk IIA, Tomahawk IIB to British, South African Air Force in North Africa.

;Model H81-A3

:Tomahawk IIA/B P-40B/C hybrid aircraft to China for the Flying Tigers. Blueprinted Allison V-1710-33 engines of 1,310 HP (977 kW), P-40B class external tank seals, P-40C class armor, and a mixture of guns.Shilling, Erik. [http://www.planesandpilotsofww2.webs.com/P-40C.html "Last P-40C."] Planes and Pilots Of World War Two. Retrieved: 10 June 2011. P-40C to USAAF.

;Model 81-AG

:XP-40G, P-40G to USAAF.

;Model H81-B

:P-40B, Tomahawk Mk II to British, USSR.

Curtiss Model 87 Kittyhawk & Warhawk

;Model H87-A2

:P-40D, Kittyhawk Mk I to Britain, Canada, and Turkey.

;Model 87-A3

:P-40L, P-40F-5, P-40R, Kittyhawk Mk IA to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

;Model 87-A4

:P-40E-1, Kittyhawk Mk IA to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

;Model 87-B2

:P-40E, P-40J, P-40K, P-40K-20, P-40M, Kittyhawk Mk III, Warhawk to USAAF, USSR, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

;Model 87-B3

:XP-40F, YP-40F prototypes for radiator evaluation.

;Model 87D

:P-40F, Kittyhawk Mk II to USAAF overseas, and Free French.

;Model 87M

:P-40N, Warhawk to USAAF.

;Model 87V/W

:P-40N-1, P-40P, TP-40, Kittyhawk Mk IV to USSR, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

;Model 87X

:XP-40Q, Warhawk to USAAF.

Curtiss Model 97 SC Seahawk

;Model 97A

:XSC-1 prototype.

;Model 97B

:SC-1 single seat scout and anti-submarine.

;Model 97C

:XSC-2 modified prototype.

;Model 97D

:SC-2 single seat scout and anti-submarine.

References

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;Bibliography

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  • Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng, eds. [http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/5490000/5496066.gif cover The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.] London: Amber Books Ltd, 2002. {{ISBN|978-0760705926}}.
  • Gunston, Bill. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020173701/http://musnet.net/~luft46/wp/Encyclo_Combat.gif cover The Encyclopedia of the World's Combat Aircraft.] London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1976. {{ISBN|978-0600331445}}.

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