Curtiss-Wright CW-22
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| Type | Fighter and advanced trainer |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
| Maiden flight | 1940 |
| Introduced | 1942 |
| Primary users | United States Navy Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force |
| Number built | 600+ |
The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 was a 1940s American general-purpose advanced training monoplane aircraft built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was operated by the United States Navy as a scout trainer with the designation SNC-1 Falcon.
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[edit] Design and development
Developed at the Curtiss-Wright St. Louis factory, the CW-22 was developed from the CW-19 via the single-seat CW-21 light fighter. The prototype first flew in 1940. With less power and performance than the CW-21, the two-seat, low-wing, all-metal CW-A22 had retractable tailwheel landing gear, with the main gear retracting rearwards into underwing fairings.
The CW-22 was seen as either a civilian sport or training monoplane or suitable as a combat trainer, reconnaissance and general-purpose aircraft for military use. The prototype CW-A22 Falcon (US civilian registration NC18067) was used as a company demonstrator and is one of four of the type still in existence.
[edit] Operational history
The main customer for the Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine-powered aircraft was the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force and 36 were exported. The aircraft had to be delivered to the Dutch in Australia due to the advancing Japanese forces. A developed version, the CW-22B was sold to Turkey (50) and the Netherlands East Indies (25) and in small numbers in South America. Some of the Dutch aircraft were captured and operated by the Japanese air force. The CW-22 and CW-22B were armed with two machine guns, one fixed.[1]
An unarmed advanced training version (CW-22N) was demonstrated to the United States Navy. The Navy bought 455 aircraft and designated them the SNC-1 Falcon.
[edit] Variants
- CW-A22
- Prototype
- CW-22
- Production armed variant for the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, 36 built.
- CW-22B
- Improved armed variant, approx 100 built.
- CW-22N
- Advanced trainer variant, sold to the United States Navy as the SNC-1.
- SNC-1 Falcon
- United States Navy designation for the CW-22N, 455 built.
[edit] Operators
- Imperial Japanese Army Air Force operated captured ex-Dutch aircraft.
[edit] Specifications (SNC-1)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 9 ft 11 in (8.23 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Height: 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)
- Wing area: 173.70 ft² (16.14 m²)
- Empty weight: 2736 lb (1241 kg)
- Gross weight: 3788 lb (1718 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-975-28 Whirlwind radial piston engine, 420 hp (313 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 198 mph (319 km/h)
- Range: 780 miles (1255 km)
- Service ceiling: 21,800 ft (6645 m)
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
- Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.
[edit] External links
- Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Falcon SNC
- Curtiss-Wright CW-22R/C-22B CW-22R (Siyah Falconlar-Black Falcons) from Turkish Air Force
[edit] See also
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