Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright CW-21

Lightweight fighter

  • First flight1938
  • Introduction1939
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built62
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
27 ft 2.5 in
Wingspan
35 ft
Height
8 ft 2 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
314 mph
Range
630 mi
Service ceiling
34,300 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Wright R-1820-G5 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (850 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: typically:-, 2 ×.50 in M2 Browning machine guns, 2 ×.30 in M1919 Browning machine guns

Engines 1

R-1820 R-1820 Piston engines Wright R-1820 Cyclone Nine-cylinder radial engine used in many aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Wright Aeronautical · United States→