| Curtiss A-14 Shrike |
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Curtiss A-14 Shrike |
| Description |
| Role |
Ground Attack |
|
| Crew |
2 |
|
| First Flight |
|
| Entered Service |
prototype only |
|
| Manufacturer |
Curtiss |
|
| Dimensions |
| Length |
40ft 3in |
m |
| Wingspan |
59ft 5in |
m |
| Height |
10ft 9in |
m |
| Wing area |
ft² |
m² |
| Weights |
| Empty |
lb |
kg |
| Loaded |
lb |
kg |
| Maximum takeoff |
11,750lb |
kg |
| Powerplant |
| Engines |
2 Wright R-1670 Whirlwind radial |
|
| Power |
775hp |
kW |
| Performance |
| Maximum speed |
254mph |
km/h |
| Combat range |
825 miles |
km |
| Ferry range |
miles |
km |
| Service ceiling |
27,100 ft |
m |
| Rate of climb |
ft/min |
m/min |
| Wing loading |
lb/ft² |
kg/m² |
| Power/Mass |
hp/lb |
kW/kg |
| Avionics |
| Avionics |
|
| Armament |
| Guns |
4 forwards-firing .30 machine guns, 1 aft-firing .30 MG |
|
| Bombs |
650 lb internal |
|
| Missiles |
|
| Rockets |
|
| Other |
|
The Curtiss XA-14 was the first multi-engine attack aircraft tested by the U.S. Army Air Corps. Carrying a crew of two,
it was as fast as the standard pursuit aircraft in service at the time.
Originally built as a private venture as the Curtiss Model 76, tests were sufficiently impressive that the aircraft was
purchased by the Army.
When refitted with a 37 mm cannon in place of the forwards-firing machine guns, the aircraft
was redesignated YA-14.
A re-engined A-14 was ordered into limited production as the Y1A-18.
