Northrop A-17

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The Northrop A-17 was a 1930s American single-engine, low-wing attack bomber used primarily by the U.S. Army Air Corps and several foreign air forces before and during the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attack aircraft
light bomber
low‑wing monoplane
single‑engine aircraft
aircraftCategory military aircraft
armament defensive machine gun in rear cockpit
forward‑firing machine guns
internal bomb load
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
designationByUSArmyAirCorps A-17
developedFrom Northrop Gamma
engineConfiguration single radial engine
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior
era 1930s
exportVariant Northrop Model 8A
linked to: Northrop A-17
firstFlight 1935
fuselageType all‑metal monoplane
introduced 1936
landingGear fixed landing gear
manufacturer Northrop Corporation
linked to: Northrop
maximumSpeed approximately 220 mph
notableFeature internal bomb bay with external racks on some variants
numberBuilt over 400
operatorRole attack bomber
powerplantCount 1
primaryRole ground attack
range approximately 650 miles
retired early 1940s
secondaryRole light bombing
serviceCeiling approximately 22,000 ft
successor Douglas A-20 Havoc
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Iraqi Air Force
Norwegian Air Force
Peruvian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
South African Air Force
Swedish Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
usedInConflict World War II
usedInPeriod interwar period
variant Northrop A-17A
linked to: Northrop A-17

Northrop A-17AS
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wingConfiguration low wing

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Wright R-1820 usedOnAircraft Northrop A-17
subject linked to: Wright R-1820 radial engine
Vultee Aircraft product Vultee V-11
linked to: Northrop A-17
Jack Northrop designed Northrop A-17
Douglas A-33 derivedFrom Northrop A-17
Douglas A-33 originDesign Northrop A-17 attack bomber
linked to: Northrop A-17
Northrop Gamma influenced Northrop A‑17
linked to: Northrop A-17
Northrop A-17 variant Northrop A-17A
linked to: Northrop A-17
Northrop A-17 variant Northrop A-17AS
linked to: Northrop A-17
Northrop A-17 exportVariant Northrop Model 8A
linked to: Northrop A-17