avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Curtiss Model 36 XNBS-4 was a 1920s prototype biplane night bomber built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Army Air Corps.[1]
American bomber prototype
Development
The XNBS-4 was developed by Curtiss as an improvement on the Martin NBS-1. Two prototypes, AS68571 and AS68572, were built. The design did not enter production because it offered no significant improvement over the NBS-1.[1]
Specifications
Data from National Museum of the United States Air Force[1] and Aerofiles[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
- Wingspan: 90 ft 2 in (27.48 m)
- Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
- Airfoil: Curtiss C-72[3]
- Gross weight: 13,795 lb (6,257 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Liberty L-12A V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 435 hp (324 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
- Stall speed: 53 mph (85 km/h, 46 kn)
- Range: 620 mi (1,000 km, 540 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Armament
- Guns: 5x 0.3 in (7.62 mm) machine-guns
- Bombs: 1,907 lb (865.0 kg)
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- P-200
- P-202
- P-212
- P-218
- P-219
- P-222
- P-223
- P-224
- P-225
- P-227
- P-228
- P-229
- P-232
- P-235
- P-238
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- P-240
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- P-248
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- P-250
- P-251
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- P-254
- P-255
- P-256
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- P-259
- P-261
- P-264
- P-268
- P-269
- P-272
- P-273
- P-274
- P-275
- P-276
- P-277
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- P-291
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- P-296
- P-297
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- P-302
- P-303
- P-304
- P-305
- P-306
- P-307
- P-509
- P-517
- P-518
- P-538
- P-539
- P-541
- P-545
- P-551
- P-558
- P-565
- P-586
- P-588
- P-592
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Export | Bombers | |
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1 Designation skipped 2 Not built |
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Il Curtiss XNBS-4, designazione aziendale Model 36, fu un bombardiere notturno, bimotore e biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company nei primi anni venti del XX secolo e rimasto allo stato di prototipo.
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