Curtiss YP-37

The Curtiss P-37 was an American fighter aircraft made by Curtiss-Wright in 1937 for the US Army Air Corps. A development of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk to use an inline engine instead of the radial engine of the P-36 the fuselage was lengthened and the cockpit moved back. A small number of YP-37 aircraft was built for Air Corps evaluation. The expected top speed was not achieved and the project terminated in favor of the Curtiss P-40.

P-37
Curtiss YP-37
Role Fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
First flight April 1937
Primary user United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Number built 14
Developed from Curtiss P-36 Hawk
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