Curtiss XP-22

The Curtiss XP-22 was an experimental version of the P-6A Hawk that became the basis for the P-6E. It was produced using the third production P-6A Hawk (29-262). The aircraft was given a revised tail, a new nose, cantilever single strut main landing gear, had a generally cleaned-up airframe and the guns were moved from the top of the fuselage to the sides. The aircraft was originally given an annular radiator but this was later replaced with a more conventional belly radiator mounted in a tunnel beneath the rear of the engine. On 30 June 1931 this aircraft reached a top speed of 202.4mph.

The new undercarriage and modified nose were then taken from the XP-22 and installed on the YP-20 while standard P-6A equipment was re-installed on the XP-22. The XP-22 then became a P-6A, while the YP-20 became the prototype for forty-eight Y1P-22 aircraft, ordered on 10 July 1931. These were re-designated twice - first as P-6Cs and finally as P-6Es, the designation they were actually completed with.
 
Engine: Curtiss V-1570C
Power: 700hp
Crew: 1
Span: 31ft 6in
Length: 23ft 7in
Height: 8ft 10in
Empty weight: 2,597lb
Gross weight: 3,354lb
Max speed: 202mph at sea level, 195mph at 10,000ft
Climb Rate: 2,400ft/ min
Service ceiling: 26,500ft

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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2013), Curtiss XP-22 , http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_curtiss_XP-22.html

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