On this day in aviation history, February 27, 1945, the Curtiss XF15C (unofficially called the Stingeree) made its first flight. This was one of the few aircraft that combined both a piston engine ...
This installment of Randy's Warbird Profiles takes a look at Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk 42-104721. Curtiss TP-40N, formerly P-40K ...
Most notably, the aircraft suffered from structural weakness, poor handling, directionally instability, and a tendency to stall. Production proved a slow-go, as Curtiss worked to amend the various ...
After paying a short visit to the ship, the aeroplane was lowered once more and Curtiss flew back to his starting point wichin the harbor. During the past summer the aydro-aeroplane has been ...