Curtiss BF2C-1 Hawk

Fighter plane

History:
The Curtiss BF2C Hawk / Goshawk is a single-engine, single-seater inboard fighter and diving bomber, being a development version of the Curtiss BFC. One XBF2C-1 prototype (previously designated XF11C-3; a rebuilt F11C-2 / BFC-2) and 27 serial versions of the BF2C-1 (previously designated F11C-3) were built. Curtiss could carry 4,112 pound bombs under the wings or one 500 pound bomb under the fuselage or a fuel tank. The plane was to act as a dive bomber and the role of a fighter in the second place.

These planes entered service in the mid-1930s, but due to problems with damaged landing gear legs, they only survived on the USS Ranger for a few months. These were the last Curtiss planes approved by the US Navy.
More than 100 BF2Cs were sold to China under the name Curtiss Hawk III, and these aircraft were also manufactured under license.

Technical data:
Span: 9.60 m
Length: 7.01 m
Height: 3.30 m
Maximum weight: 2066 kg
Top speed: 370 km / h
Service ceiling: 8,300 m
Range: 1280 km
Weapons: 2 MG 7.62 mm, bombs 4x52 kg or 1 x 215 kg