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Curtiss A-12 Shrike
The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was the United States Army Air Corps' second monoplane ground-attack aircraft, and its main attack aircraft through most of the 1930s. It was based on the A-8, but had a radial engine instead of the A-8's inline, water-cooled engine, as well as other changes.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Curtiss
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- Country of origin
- United States
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Max speed
- 154 kt
- Range
- 450 nm
- Service ceiling
- 15,150 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,170 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,756 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,898 lb
- Powerplant
- Wright R-1820-21 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 32.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 44 ft
- Height
- 9 ft
- Number built
- 46
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.