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The Curtiss XA-14 was a 1930s United States airplane, the first multi-engine attack aircraft tested by the United States Army Air Corps. Carrying a crew of two, it was as fast as the standard pursuit aircraft in service at the time.

XA-14
Curtiss XA-14
Role Ground attack
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight 17 July 1935[citation needed]
Status Prototype
Primary user U.S. Army Air Corps
Number built 1[1]
Developed into A-18 Shrike

Design and development


Originally built as an in-house venture as the Curtiss Model 76, powered by two experimental Wright XR-1510 radial engines, flight testing was sufficiently impressive that after the USAAC appraisal the Model 76 was returned to Curtiss and fitted with two 775 hp (578 kW) Wright R-1670-5 Whirlwind engines with two-position variable-pitch propellers. This configuration was accepted by the Army with the designation XA-14.[2] It had standard Army markings with the serial number 36-146.[3]

The Model 76 was of all-metal construction with an oval section semimonocoque fuselage, described as "pencil slim". The XA-14 was extensively tested, at one stage being fitted with a 37 mm (1.457 in) cannon in the nose.[4]

In July 1936, 13 developed versions, re-engined with two 850 hp (630 kW) Wright R-1820-47 Cyclone 9-cylinder radials, were ordered into production as the Y1A-18.[3]


Specifications (XA-14)


Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947[5]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists


References


Notes
  1. Fahey 1946, p. 21.
  2. Eden and Moeng 2002. pp. 74–77.
  3. Swanborough and Bowers 1964, p. 231.
  4. Fitzsimons 1967/1969, p. 2324.
  5. Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam. pp. 365–368. ISBN 0370100298.
Bibliography

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[de] Curtiss A-14

Die Curtiss A-14 Shrike (Werksbezeichnung Model 76) war ein zweimotoriges Bodenangriffsflugzeug des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company aus den 1930er Jahren, von dem lediglich ein Prototyp XA-14 gebaut wurde. Mit verbesserten Triebwerken wurde das Baumuster in 13 Exemplaren vom United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) als Curtiss A-18 (Model 76A) eingesetzt.
- [en] Curtiss XA-14

[fr] Curtiss XA-14

Le Curtiss XA-14 est un avion américain des années 1930. C'est le premier avion d'attaque au sol multi-moteurs à être testé par l'United States Army Air Corps. Emportant un équipage de deux personnes, il est aussi rapide que les avions de chasse en service à l'époque.



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