"Curtiss» 0-52 «Aul». Photo. Characteristics

A type: heavy single-engine reconnaissance aircraft with a wing-type "Parasol"

Crew: pilot and observer

Built by "Curtiss» (Curtiss) in accordance with the requirements of the US Army to two-seater reconnaissance aircraft, issued by the company at the end of 1930-ies. «Aul» (Owl - night owl) was a very efficient aircraft with good maneuverability at low speeds and with good landing characteristics, it is a prerequisite for the use of the machine for close air support to the army.

Obtained from the model designation 85-metal aircraft with fabric covering airfoils uses automatic slats across the wing span, working together with the flaps having a large scale in order to achieve the maneuverability at low speed. The observer was armed with a machine gun 7,62 mm, while the pilot could shoot from a stationary machine gun the same caliber. In 1939 the aircraft was ordered by the US Army.

Aircraft 1940 203-0 «Aul» was built with 52 years. Although none of the aircraft is not really got to the front, 19 these aircraft were transferred to the Soviet Union (Lend-Lease to the USSR sent 30 machines, but to the Soviet coast came only 19). Military career airplane 0-52 was short, because in 1942, in fact, all the planes "Aul" removed from service. Although invisible history of exploitation and a small number of four aircraft, "Aul" (all of them in the US) have survived to 1990-ies, and two of them are in a state of airworthiness.

Basic data

Dimensions:

• Length: 8,03 m
• Wingspan: 12,43 m
• Height: 2,83 m

The weight:

• BLANK: 1919 kg
• Maximum take-off: 2433 kg

Aircraft performance characteristics:

• Maximum speed: 354 km / h
• Range: 1127 km

Power point: "Pratt & Whitney» R-1340-51 «Wasp» (Wasp)

Power: 600 l. from. (447 kW)

Date of first flight: 1938 year

The surviving airworthy modifications: 0-52

On right: This aircraft 0-52 operated by "Yankee Air Corp.» (Yankee Air Corps) from Chino, California.

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