GOT: Curtiss XP-37 to XP-71 and XF14-C

[Romantic Technofreak]

[GregP]

Hi RT,
What a nice writeup of a bunch of obscure types. I had not realized the XP-71 was even a project! A NEW obscure type!

Again, thank you for your usual excellent efforts.

Neat stuff. I think the XP-60E had potential. Too bad the Air Corps though otherwise. It was only flown once or twice as I recall. What a waste! I'm pretty sure it outperformed the P-47 in all respects.

[Mark J]

Yeah, thanks RT, I'm a fan of Curtiss and D. Berlin. Nice compilation.

cheers

[Ricky]

[:0]RT, you really are the King of GOT topics! Fantastic!

Am I the only one who thinks the XP-37 is the love-child of a P-40 and a GeeBee Racer?:D

[Kutscha]

It is a big heavy book of some 608 pages but almost all of the fighters (some 1700 types)that flew are in it.

The Complete Book of Fighters
Green/Swanborough
ISBN 0-86101-643-2

[Nick Sumner]

Excellent post, many thanks!

[Romantic Technofreak]

For these words of course I have to thank you, friends! But I would be nothing without my loyal audience!!!

It´s true that with the chances of the net we have the opportunity to create a special quality. It needed

- Greg´s idea
- various, combinable text and image sources
- the existence of online translation devices, at least sometimes
- a little ambition

and, of course, the applauding audience. So, the results look really to be satisfying. Only thing is that it takes time. But the next GOT topic is already in planning!

Best regards, and thanks again, RT

[Romantic Technofreak]

From the XUsenet Picture Archive I got these exceptionally beautiful winter pictures of the XP-46. Enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/CurtissXP-46XUsenet2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/CurtissXP-46XUsenet3.jpg

Regards, RT

[Wuzak]

The XP-71 had an interesting installation of its engines.

Being a pusher type installation isn't, in itself, that radical, I guess. It did cereate a few problems for the R-4360 that needed to be solved - such as the fact that the cooling air was going backwards from its original design, there being some obstacles in the way such as the engine supercharger and carby. This was overcome by installing a fan to impart the cooling air flow.

The real interesting part of the XP-71 engine installation, however, was the location of the turbochargers, which were positioned side by side, with their shaft axes fore/aft, about half chord along the wing root.. The exhaust exited through outlets on the fuselage side behind the trailing edge of the wing.

[Trexx]

Oh my.

I've got some reading to do! Whoa.

[8D]

[MrMotorHead72]

My Grandfather was a test pilot assigned to the "Special Weapons Division" at Wright Field (Wright-Patterson AFB). He was flying the XP-60C serial #42-79424 when it experienced a mechanical failure (I think it was a problem with the contrarotating propellers) that caused a forced landing resulting in him being in the hospital and off flight status for 6 weeks. The XP-60C serial #42-79424 was a write off.