Curtiss BF2C Goshawk

what is it?

The Curtiss BF2C Goshawk (Model 67) was a United States 1930s naval biplane aircraft that saw limited success and was part of a long line of Hawk series airplanes made by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military, and for export as the Model 68 Hawk III.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 410 km/htop speed
• size 2,065 kgmax take-off weight
• built 164made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🏎️Top speed is 3.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

1933

retired

1949

status

retired

number built

164

role

carrierborne fighter and fighter-bomber

origin

🇺🇸 United States

engines

1× Wright R-1820-04 Cyclone / SR-1820-F2 Cyclone

crew

1

length

7.4 m

wingspan

9.6 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

2,065 kg

top speed

410 km/h

cruise speed

253 km/h

range

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ceiling

8,230 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.