A U.S. Army Air Corps monoplane fighter derived from the Curtiss Model 75 and produced for American and foreign service.
Development
Curtiss P-36 Hawk was developed by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in United States as a fighter. The family first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1938. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Curtiss P-36 Hawk is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army Air Corps. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include P-36A.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-36A | Production | Fighter | United States Army Air Corps |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
P-36A — C024 official-museum technical baseline
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830, 1,050 hp
Armament: Two .30-caliber or two .50-caliber machine guns.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Curtiss P-36A Hawk — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2