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  • Curtiss A-12 Shrike
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  • The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was the United States Army Air Corps' second monoplane ground-attack aircraft, and its main attack aircraft through most of the 1930s. It was based on the A-8, but had a radial engine instead of the A-8's inline, water-cooled engine, as well as other changes.
  • The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was a ground-attack aircraft created for use by the United States in the 1930s.
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Length
  • 32.25
fullweight
  • 5756.0
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 2611.0
Range
  • 521.0
Guns
  • *4 × forward-firing .30 in machine guns *1 × aft-firing .30 in machine gun
number of props
  • 1
length alt
  • 9.83 m
span main
  • 1341.1200000000001
emptyweight
  • 3898.0
Speed
  • 177.0
height alt
  • 2.84 m
Introduced
  • 1933
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • 9
range alt
  • 453
length main
  • 982.98
power alt
  • 515.0
area main
  • 284.0
power main
  • 690.0
bombs
  • *4 × 122 lb bombs on underwing racks or 10 × 30 lb fragmentation bombs in chutes on either side of the main fuel tank
height main
  • 284.48
Wingspan
  • 44.0
span alt
  • 13.41 m
range main
  • 521.0
Height
  • 9.32
Manufacturer
  • Curtiss
max speed main
  • 177.0
engine (prop)
  • Wright R-1820 "Cyclone"
ceiling main
  • 15150.0
empty weight main
  • 3898.0
Developed From
area alt
  • 26.38
more users
max speed alt
  • 154
jet or prop?
  • prop
empty weight alt
  • 1768.0
Engine
  • Wright R-1820-21 Cyclone radial 690hp
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 4,620 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 5756.0
Retired
  • 1942
Crew
  • 2
Armament
  • 4
Number Built
  • 46
Year
  • 1933
ref
  • The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
abstract
  • The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was the United States Army Air Corps' second monoplane ground-attack aircraft, and its main attack aircraft through most of the 1930s. It was based on the A-8, but had a radial engine instead of the A-8's inline, water-cooled engine, as well as other changes.
  • The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was a ground-attack aircraft created for use by the United States in the 1930s.