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The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 was a 1940s American general-purpose advanced training monoplane aircraft built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was operated by the United States Navy as a scout trainer with the designation SNC-1 Falcon.

CW-22/SNC
A U.S. Navy SNC-1 in September 1943
Role Scout and advanced trainer
Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
First flight 1940
Introduction 1942
Primary users United States Navy
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Number built 442 approx.
Developed from Curtiss-Wright CW-19

Design and development


Developed at the Curtiss-Wright St. Louis factory, the CW-22 was developed from the CW-19 via the single-seat CW-21 light fighter-interceptor. The prototype first flew in 1940. With less power and performance than the CW-21, the two-seat, low-wing, all-metal CW-A22 had retractable tailwheel landing gear, with the main gear retracting rearward into underwing fairings.

The CW-22 was seen as either a civilian sport or training monoplane or suitable as a combat trainer, reconnaissance and general-purpose aircraft for military use. The prototype CW-A22 Falcon (U.S. civilian registration NC18067) was used as a company demonstrator and is one of four of the type still in existence. An SNC-1 is on display at the U.S. Navy's National Museum of Naval Aviation, at NAS Pensacola, Florida.


Operational history


The main customer for the aircraft equipped with the Wright R-975 Whirlwind air-cooled radial engine was the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force and 36 were exported. The aircraft had to be delivered to the Dutch in Australia due to the advancing Japanese forces. A developed version, the CW-22B, was sold to Turkey (50), the Netherlands East Indies (25) and in small numbers in South America. Some of the Dutch aircraft were captured and operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The CW-22 and CW-22B were armed with two machine guns, one fixed.[1]

An unarmed advanced training version (CW-22N) was demonstrated to the United States Navy. To help to meet the expanding need for training, the Navy ordered 150 aircraft in November 1940. Further orders brought the total to 305 aircraft which were designated SNC-1 Falcon.[2]

Curtiss converted a CW-19 into a CW-22 demonstrator. They hoped to use this to sell the CW-22 to China. The aircraft was obtained by the Burma Volunteer Air Force, and later used by the Royal Air Force in India. It was scrapped in 1946.[3]


Variants


A U.S. Navy SNC-1 in April 1942
A U.S. Navy SNC-1 in April 1942
Refueling of an SNC-1 at NAS Corpus Christi, 1942
Refueling of an SNC-1 at NAS Corpus Christi, 1942
SNC-1 on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation
SNC-1 on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation
CW-A22
Prototype
CW-22
Production armed variant for the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, 36 built.
CW-22B
Improved armed variant, approx 100 built.
SNC-1 Falcon (CW-22N)
United States Navy designation for the CW-22N, 305 built (BuNo 6290-6439, 05085-05234, 32987-32991).

Operators


 Bolivia
 British Burma
Dutch East Indies
 Japan
 Peru
 Turkey
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Uruguay

Surviving aircraft


Turkey
United States
Uruguay

Specifications (SNC-1)


Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947,[10] The encyclopedia of world aircraft[11]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


See also


Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Andrade 1979, p. 171.
  2. Bowers 1990, p. 484.
  3. Aeromilitaria No.1/1991 (Air Britain)
  4. "Bolivian Air Force".
  5. "Burma Volunteer Air Force Aircraft".
  6. "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss-Wright CW-22B, s/n 2615 THK, c/n 2615, c/r TC-TK15". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "Airframe Dossier - Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon, c/n 3707, c/r N888U". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. "SNC Falcon". National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. Hernandez, Angel H. (July 1997). "A 'Pioneering Spirit': Uruguay's Aeronautical Museum". Museum International. XLIX (3): 22–25. doi:10.1111/1468-0033.00101. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam. pp. 463–465. ISBN 0370100298.
  11. Donald, David (31 December 1997). The encyclopedia of world aircraft (Updated ed.). Blitz Editions. p. 296. ISBN 978-1856053754.
  12. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

Bibliography





На других языках

- [en] Curtiss-Wright CW-22

[it] Curtiss-Wright CW-22

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[ru] Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Falcon II

Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Falcon II — американский ближний разведчик и лёгкий бомбардировщик, одномоторный цельнометаллический свободнонесущий моноплан с убирающимся шасси. Создан конструкторами Сент-Луисского подразделения корпорации Curtiss-Wright во главе с Джоржем Пэйджем на базе опытной машины CW-19 (1935 год). Первый полёт опытный экземпляр CW-22 совершил в 1940 году. Серийное производство началось на заводе Curtiss-Wright (Сент-Луис) в 1941 году. CW-22 стоял на вооружении авиации Голландской Ост-Индии с конца 1941 года. На вооружении ВВС США самолёт состоял с марта 1942 года. Также состоял на вооружении ВВС Колумбии, Перу, Турции, Чили и Боливии.


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