YA-10 Shrike

infobox Aircraft
name = YA-10 Shrike
type = Ground attack
manufacturer = Curtiss

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designer =
first flight = 1932
introduced = 1933
retired = 1939
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number built = 2
status = Out of service
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primary user = United States Army Air Corps
more users = United States Navy
developed from = A-8 Shrike
variants with their own articles = A-12 Shrike

The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Model 59B YA-10 was a 1930s United States test and development version of the A-8 Shrike ground-attack aircraft using various radial engines in place of the inline Vee.

Development

The Curtiss YA-10 Shrike was the first YA-8 fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) Hornet radial engine. The conversion was done in September 1932, and it was found that the aircraft's performance was not degraded by the change of engine, and low-level maneuverability was improved due to lower mass moment of inertia with the short radial engine. The USAAC preferred radials to inline engines for the ground attack role, due to the vulnerability of the latter's cooling system to anti-aircraft fire. The US Navy preferred radials for carrier-borne operations."The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the 20th Century Weapons and Warfare" Editor: Bernard Fitzsimons (Purnell & Sons Ltd., ISBN 0839361750) 1967/1969, Vol. 21] Upon completion of testing the Army changed an order for 46 A-8B aircraft to the production version of the YA-10, the A-12 Shrike.

Operational history

Following completion of testing, the YA-10 was assigned to the 3rd Attack Group for operational service, then in 1934 it was assigned to the Command and General Staff School. The YA-10 was scrapped in early 1939.

The XS2C-1 was the Navy's first two-seat warplane. Since it was not equipped for carrier operations, it remained a prototype."The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the 20th Century Weapons and Warfare" Editor: Bernard Fitzsimons (Purnell & Sons Ltd., ISBN 0839361750) 1967/1969, Vol. 21]

Variants

;YA-10: Model 59B, one U.S. Army Air Corps prototype;XS2C-1: Model 69, one U.S. Navy prototype with a 625 hp (466 kW) Wright R-1510-28 Whirlwind engine, delivered December 1932"The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" [http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/5490000/5496066.gifcover] Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.]

Operators

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*United States Army Air Corps

pecifications (XA-10)

aircraft specifications
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crew=2, pilot & observer-rear gunner
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payload alt=
length main= 32.5 ft
length alt= 9.9 m
span main= 44.25 ft
span alt= 13.5 m
height main= 9.0 ft
height alt= 2.75 m
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max takeoff weight main= 6,135 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 2,783 kg
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engine (prop)= Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) "Hornet"
type of prop=radial
number of props=1
power main= 630 hp
power alt= 470 kW
power original=
max speed main=174 mph
max speed alt= 280 km/h
cruise speed main= 148 mph
cruise speed alt= 238 km/h
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range main= 500 mi
range alt=800 km
ceiling main= ~15,000 ft
ceiling alt= ~4,570 m
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armament=
* Guns
** 4 forward .30-cal. machine guns
** 1 rear .30-cal. machine gun
* Bombs
** 4 x 122 lb (55 kg) bombs mounted on wing racks
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ee also

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related=
*Curtiss A-8
*A-12 Shrike
similar aircraft=
*Hawker Osprey
lists =
*List of military aircraft of the United States
see also=
*Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1916 - 1929)
*Curtiss-Wright Corporation (1929 - )

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