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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Curtiss YP-37

Curtiss XP-37.
The Curtiss P-37 was an American fighter aircraft made by Curtiss-Wright in 1937 for the US Army Air Corps. A development of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk to use an inline engine instead of the radial engine of the P-36 the fuselage was lengthened and the cockpit moved back. A small number of YP-37 aircraft was built for Air Corps evaluation. The expected top speed was not achieved and the project terminated in favor of the Curtiss P-40.

Curtiss XP-37.

Curtiss YP-37 in flight.

Curtiss YP-37. Service test version of XP-37, 13 built.

Curtiss XP-37 (37-375).

A hastily-camouflaged pre-production Curtiss YP-37.

 Curtiss XP-37.

 Curtiss YP-37 (38-472).

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