Curtiss P-60
The Curtiss P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright company as a successor to their P-40. It went through a lengthy series of prototype versions, eventually evolving into a design that bore little resemblance to the P-40. None of these versions reached production.
| P-60 | |
|---|---|
| Curtiss XP-60C in flight, powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine driving contra-rotating propellers | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright |
| First flight | 18 September 1941 |
| Retired | 22 December 1944 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Forces |
| Produced | 1942–1944 |
| Number built | 1 XP-53 and 5 XP-60 (all converted into new variants) |
| Developed from | Curtiss XP-46 |
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