Curtiss YA-10 Shrike
{{short description|American attack aircraft prototype}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name=YA-10 Shrike
|image=Curtiss YA-10.jpg
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|type=Ground attack
|manufacturer=Curtiss/Curtiss-Wright
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|first_flight=1932
|introduction=1933
|retired=1939
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|number_built=2
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|primary_user=United States Army Air Corps
|more_users=United States Navy
|developed_from=A-8 Shrike
|developed_into=A-12 Shrike
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The Curtiss YA-10 Shrike (Model 59B) was a 1930s United States test and development version of the A-8 Shrike ground-attack aircraft using various radial engines in place of the inline engine.
Development
The Curtiss YA-10 Shrike was the first YA-8 fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) Hornet radial engine. The conversion was carried out in September 1932, and it was found that the aircraft's performance was not degraded by the change of engine, and low-level maneuverability was improved due to the lower mass moment of inertia with the short radial engine. The USAAC preferred radials to inline engines for the ground attack role, due to the vulnerability of the latter's cooling system to anti-aircraft fire. The US Navy also preferred radials for carrier-borne operations.{{cite book|editor1-last=Fitzsimmons|editor1-first=Bernard|title=The Illustrated encyclopedia of 20th century weapons and warfare|date=1967|publisher=Purnell Reference Books|isbn=0-8393-6175-0|edition=Volume 21}} Upon completion of testing the Army changed an order for 46 A-8B aircraft to the production version of the YA-10, the A-12 Shrike.
Operational history
Following completion of testing, the YA-10 was assigned to the 3rd Attack Group for operational service, then in 1934 it was assigned to the Command and General Staff School. The YA-10 was scrapped in early 1939.
The XS2C-1 was the Navy's first two-seat warplane. Since it was not equipped for carrier operations, it remained a prototype.
Variants
;YA-10: Model 59B, one U.S. Army Air Corps prototype
;XS2C-1: Model 69, one U.S. Navy prototype with a {{cvt|625|hp}} Wright R-1510-28 Whirlwind engine, delivered December 1932{{cite book|editor1-last=Eden|editor1-first=Paul|editor2-last=Moeng|editor2-first=Soph|title=The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft|date=2002|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|location=London, NI 9PF|isbn=0-7607-3432-1}}{{page numbers needed|date=March 2024}}
Operators
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Specifications (YA-10)
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|bombs= 10 × {{cvt|30|lb}} bombs or 4 × {{cvt|122|lb}} bombs
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See also
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References
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