Curtiss P-36 Hawk

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The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Curtiss P-36 Hawk canonical 5
Curtiss Model 75 1
Curtiss P‑36 Hawk 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
military aircraft
single-seat monoplane
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
airframeMaterial all-metal
armament .30 in machine guns
.50 in machine guns
category 1930s United States fighter aircraft
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
developedFrom Curtiss Model 75
linked to: Curtiss P-36 Hawk
developedInto Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
engineModel Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
enteredServiceWith United States Army Air Corps
era World War II
interwar period
firstFlight 1935
introducedBy Curtiss-Wright Corporation
landingGearType retractable conventional landing gear
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
natoName Hawk
notableFeature all-metal stressed-skin construction
enclosed cockpit
numberOfEngines 1
operator Argentine Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
Chinese Air Force
Finnish Air Force
French Air Force
Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Norwegian Air Force
Peruvian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
South African Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
powerplantType radial engine
primaryUser United States Army Air Corps
role fighter
serviceEntry 1938
status retired
tailwheelType conventional tailwheel
usedDuringPeriod early 1940s
late 1930s
usedInConflict Battle of France
Winter War
World War II
wingType cantilever low wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk basedOn Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Boeing P-26 Peashooter successor Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Wright R-1820 usedOnAircraft Curtiss P-36 Hawk
subject linked to: Wright R-1820 radial engine
Tomahawk developedFrom Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Curtiss P-36 Hawk developedFrom Curtiss Model 75
linked to: Curtiss P-36 Hawk
United States Army Air Forces fighter programs aircraftDeveloped Curtiss P‑36 Hawk
linked to: Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Peashooter successor Curtiss P-36 Hawk