Curtiss

Curtiss Falcon

Attack aircraft

  • First flight1924
  • Introduction1925
  • Number built488
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
27 ft 7 in
Wingspan
38 ft
Height
10 ft 3 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
139.4 mph
Range
647 mi
Service ceiling
14,400 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Curtiss D-12E (V-1150-5) V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (426 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × forward-firing 0.30 in M1919 Browning machine guns and 2 × flexible 0.30 in Lewis guns on a Scarff ring in the rear cockpit.; Bombs: 200 lb of bombs mounted on lower wing racks.

Flown by airlines 1

Business jet 3

DF 1976 Mid-size jets Dassault Falcon 50 Three-engined business jet that can cross oceans. Dassault Aviation · France→
DF 2005 Long-range jets Dassault Falcon 7X The first business jet with fly-by-wire controls Dassault Aviation · France→
DF 2021 Long-range jets Dassault Falcon 6X Twin-engined long-range Falcon with a wide cabin. Dassault Aviation · France→

Government aircraft 1

DF 2010 European government aircraft Dassault Falcon 900LX Two Falcon 900LXs of the Royal Air Force for flights of the Royal Family and the government (replaced the BAe 146 in 2022). Dassault Aviation · United Kingdom→