Curtiss XA-14
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| Description | ||
| Role | Ground Attack | |
| Crew | 2 | |
| First Flight | ||
| Entered Service | prototype only | |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 40 ft 3 in | m |
| Wingspan | 59 ft 5 in | m |
| Height | 10 ft 9 in | m |
| Wing area | ft² | m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | lb | kg |
| Loaded | lb | kg |
| Maximum takeoff | 11,750 lb | kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | 2 Wright R-1670 Whirlwind radial | |
| Power | 775 hp | kW |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 254 mph | km/h |
| Combat range | 825 miles | km |
| Ferry range | miles | km |
| Service ceiling | 27,100 ft | m |
| Rate of climb | ft/min | m/min |
| Wing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² |
| Power/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg |
| Avionics | ||
| Avionics | ||
| Armament | ||
| Guns | 4 forwards-firing .30 machine guns, 1 aft-firing .30 MG | |
| Bombs | 650 lb internal | |
| Missiles | ||
| Rockets | ||
| Other | ||
The Curtiss XA-14 was the first multi-engine attack aircraft tested by the U.S. 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 a private venture as the Curtiss Model 76, tests were sufficiently impressive that the aircraft was purchased by the Army.
When refitted with a 37 mm cannon in place of the forwards-firing machine guns, the aircraft was redesignated YA-14.
A re-engined A-14 was ordered into limited production as the Y1A-18.
