The Curtiss XF15C-1 is a mixed-propulsion fighter prototype of the 1940s. It was among a number of similar designs ordered by the US Navy before pure-jet aircraft had demonstrated their ability to operate from carriers and the mixed-propulsion designs were abandoned.

The Northrop F-15 Reporter (later RF-61) was an American unarmed photographic reconnaissance aircraft. Based on the Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter, it was the last piston-powered photo-reconnaissance aircraft designed …

2023年5月11日 · Among these trailblazing aircraft was the Curtiss XF15C, a unique hybrid fighter prototype that aimed to combine the best of both jet and propeller-driven power. In 1944, the United States Navy awarded Curtiss-Wright Corporation a contract to create an experimental mixed-power fighter.

2021年11月30日 · 二战时空中侦察是交战双方掌握敌方信息的重要手段之一，各国都先后研制了一些侦察机，其中美国在1945年7月3日完成了一架名为XF-15的侦察机首飞工作。 XF-15是 诺斯罗普 以一架实验型的XP-61E进行研发，XP-61E是 P-61战斗机 的一个改型，准确的说是XP-61D合同中的一个补充条款，原本拨付了两架飞机用于改装，作用是用来为B-29轰炸机进行远程护航，后来因为P-51D 野马战斗机 满足了护航需求而放弃。 XF-15没有对飞机基本结构进行改动，仍然是 …

The Hickory Aviation Museum’s XF15C-1 Stingeree, Bureau Number 01215 is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. Coordinated by Kregg Kirby. Armament: Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.787 in) wing mounted cannons with 800 rounds.

2009年5月10日 · Curtiss Wright XF-15 C-1 Specifications: Length: 44 feet, 0 inches Wingspan: 48 feet, 0 inches Height: 15 feet, 3 inches Crew: 1 Weight: Empty - 12,600lbs Max Takeoff - 18,700lbs Max Speed: 469mph at 25,300 feet Cruise Speed: 163mph Range: 635 miles Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet Fuel Capacity: gallons

The Curtiss XF15C-1 is a mixed-propulsion fighter prototype of the 1940s. It was among a number of similar designs ordered by the US Navy before pure-jet aircraft had demonstrated their ability to operate from carriers and the mixed-propulsion designs were abandoned.

2011年10月7日 · Powered by both a 2,100 hp (1,566 kW) Pratt & Whitney propellor engine, and an Allis-Chalmers J36 turbojet, the aircraft was in theory the fastest fighter in the US Navy at that time. The first flight of the first prototype was on 27 February 1945, without the turbojet installed.

The Curtiss XF15C was a mixed-propulsion fighter prototype of the 1940s. By the late 1940s, the United States Navy was interested in the mixed-power concept for its shipborne fighters - i.e. aircraft with a mixture of propellor and turbojet engines, such as the FR Fireball.

2018年7月13日 · For its second composite fighter aircraft, the USN looked at a capable airframe powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W of 2,100 horsepower coupled with the Allis-Chalmers J36 turbojet of 2,700 pounds thrust output (the Allis-Chalmers was a license-production copy of the British de Havilland Goblin engine).