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The Curtiss Story Part 8 – C-46 Commando

October 29, 2017Leave a comment

In 1935, America was starting to look for the next step in commercial passenger aircraft. This was a time before the DC-3 ruled the skies and Curtiss threw their own hat into the ring with a design known as the CW-20. The proposed aeroplane would hold 36 passengers in a pressurised cabin with the capability … Continue reading The Curtiss Story Part 8 – C-46 Commando

Curtiss Story Part 7 – P-36/Hawk 75

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017Leave a comment

Moving on from the Biplane Hawks and racers covered in the last post in this series it is now time to take a look at Curtiss' first monoplane fighter to make a mark in the Second World War, the P-36. Development This stocky fighter first took to the skies in 1935 and while a Curtiss … Continue reading Curtiss Story Part 7 – P-36/Hawk 75

The Curtiss Story Part 5: The 1920s

October 3, 2016December 23, 2016Leave a comment

Following the high-pressure sales and production figures that Curtiss had become used to during the years of the First World War it was expected that the company would still be flooded with orders both at home and abroad once the fighting ended. Curtiss saw their military order numbers drop sharply from November 1918, as did … Continue reading The Curtiss Story Part 5: The 1920s

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