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Curtiss XF15C
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The Curtiss XF15C was a mixed-propulsion fighter prototype of the 1940s.
Development
By the late 1940s, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was interested in the mixed-power concept for its shipborne fighters - i.e. aircraft with a mixture of propellor and turbojet engines, such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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The Curtiss XF15C was a mixed-propulsion fighter prototype of the 1940s.
Development
By the late 1940s, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was interested in the mixed-power concept for its shipborne fighters - i.e. aircraft with a mixture of propellor and turbojet engines, such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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As such, an order was placed with Curtiss on 7 April 1944 for delivery of three mixed-power aircraft, designated the F15C.
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Operational history
The first flight of the first prototype was on 27 February [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], without the turbojet installed.
When this was completed in April of the same year, the aircraft flew several mixed-power trials, however on May 8 it crashed on a landing approach.
The first flight of the first prototype was on 27 February [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], without the turbojet installed.
When this was completed in April of the same year, the aircraft flew several mixed-power trials, however on May 8 it crashed on a landing approach.
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The second prototype flew for the first time on 9 July, again in 1945, and was soon followed by a third prototype.
Both aircraft showed promise, however by October [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] the Navy had lost interest in the mixed-power concept and cancelled further development.
Both aircraft showed promise, however by October [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] the Navy had lost interest in the mixed-power concept and cancelled further development.
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Specifications
General characteristics
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
- Height: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
- Wing area: 37.16 ft² (400 m²)
- Empty weight: 12,648 lb (5,739 kg)
- Gross weight: 16,630 lb (7,543 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-34W 18-cylinder two-row radial, 2,100 hp (1,566 kW)
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 469 mph (755 km/h)
- Range: 1,385 miles (2,228 km)
- Rate of climb: 5,020 ft/min (25.5 m/s)
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References
- Green, William; Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. pp. 143,144.
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