| XA-14 | |
|---|---|
 Curtiss XA-14 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Ground attack |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| Status | Prototype |
| Primary user | U.S. Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 1 [1] |
| History | |
| First flight | 17 July 1935[ citation needed ] |
| Developed into | A-18 Shrike |
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.
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]
Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 [5]
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