A U.S. Army Air Corps attack aircraft derived from Northrop’s Gamma line and produced in fixed- and retractable-gear forms.
Development
Northrop A-17 was developed by Northrop Corporation in United States as a attack aircraft. The family first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Northrop A-17 is represented primarily in the attack aircraft 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 battlefield interdiction.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include A-17A.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-17A | Production | Attack | 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.
A-17A — C024 official-museum technical baseline
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-13, 825 hp
Armament: Four fixed and one flexible .30-caliber machine guns and up to 1,100 lb of bombs.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Northrop A-17A — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2