Curtiss Wright
Curtiss O2u Owl
First Flight 1940
Introduction 1941
General Info
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Curtiss O2u Owl
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| General information | |
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| Type | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright |
| Primary users | United States Army Air CorpsSoviet Air Forces |
| Number built | 203 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1941 |
| First flight | 1940 |
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History Curtiss Wright
Curtiss O2u Owl
First Flight 1940
Introduction 1941
The Curtiss O-52 Owl was an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II.
Developed in 1939, the Curtiss O-52 was the last "heavy" observation aircraft developed for the US Army Air Corps. The concept of the two-seat observation aircraft, classed as the "O" series aircraft, dated to World War I, and in 1940, the Army Air Corps ordered 203 Curtiss O-52s for observation duties. By 1941, the O-52 was no match for modern combat conditions.
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Surviving aircraft
- 40-2746 – O-52 on static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
- 40-2763 – O-52 on static display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
- 40-2769 – O-52 on display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
- 40-2804 – O-52 under restoration in Huntington, Indiana. It was previously part of the Walter Soplata collection.
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Curtiss O2u Owl
First Flight 1940
Introduction 1941
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- Crew: 2
- Length: 26 ft 4.25 in (8.0328 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
- Height: 9 ft 11.5 in (3.035 m)
- Wing area: 210 sq ft (20 m2)
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- Empty weight: (1,919 kg)
- Gross weight: (2,433 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-51 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed metal propeller
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- Maximum speed: (350 km/h, 190 kn)
- Cruise speed: (309 km/h, 167 kn) at 75% power
- Time to altitude: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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- Guns: 1 × fixed forward-firing 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun and 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine-gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit
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The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a replacement for the service's existing fleet of Aermacchi MB-326s.
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Curtiss O2u Owl
An Aermacchi MB-339 jet had just taken off in formation to head to Vercelli, where it should have perform an aerial exhibition.
