The Curtiss XP-31 Swift (Wright Field Project Number XP-934) was a 1930s American experimental monoplane fighter built by Curtiss for the United States Army Air Corps. The XP-31 featured the first enclosed cockpit on a U.S. pursuit aircraft and was also the last pursuit aircraft to have fixed landing gear and externally braced wings.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament.

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission.

2022年5月18日 · Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was a major player in the fighter industry during the 1920s and 1930s. One of the many contributions of the period became the prototype XP-31 "Swift" monoplane. Only one was ever built as it lost in competition to a Boeing design which became the famous P-26 "Peashooter" monoplane fighter (detailed elsewhere ...

The XP-31 or Curtiss Shrike of 1932-3 was an all-metal, low wing, strut-braced fighter design which drew heavily upon the characteristics of the manufacturer's A-8 Shrike (enclosed cockpit, trailing edge flaps and leading-edge slots), but failed to attain the A-8's production status.

Encouraged by the Army, Curtiss undertook the development of a new pursuit as a private venture for which the Army agreed to provide the powerplant and the military equipment under a bailment contract. The experimental project number XP-934 was assigned. The all-metal Swift drew heavily on the Curtiss A-8 Shrike attack plane.

i love these airplanes they were the fastest ones of their times. the P-51 Mustang was able to fly 2 feet from the ground. the P-31 Lightening was the fastest bomber of WWII. the P-40 Warhawk was used in the catastrophe at Pearl Harbor and was able to stop the Japenese from bombing it even more. Click here to post comments.

Boulton-Paul P.31 Bittern Fighter. Single prototype. Tested in 1931. It showed unsatisfactory characteristics and did not produced.

A remarkable and radical aeroplane in its day, the Bittern, designed to meet the requirements of Specification 27/24 for a night fighter, was one of the earliest single-seat twin-engined fighter monoplanes and was intended as a bomber formation interceptor.

2021年6月15日 · Despite its perceived failings, the P-39 Airacobra featured a sleek design that was unlike any other. Its all-metal exterior wasn’t only the first to feature tricycle landing gear, but to also seat its engine in the center of the fuselage, as opposed to the nose. This was done to fit its 37 mm T9 cannon through the propeller hub.