The first U.S. Army Air Corps production single-seat fighter to combine all-metal construction, retractable landing gear, and an enclosed cockpit.
Development
Seversky P-35 was developed by Seversky Aircraft Corporation in United States as a fighter. 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, Seversky P-35 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-35.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-35 | 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-35 — C024 official-museum technical baseline
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830, 850 hp
Armament: One .50-caliber and one .30-caliber fuselage-mounted machine gun plus up to 320 lb of bombs.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Seversky P-35 — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2