Curtiss Condor 18

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Curtiss Condor 181929 Curtiss-Wright CW-4 / BT-32 Condor II1933

Страна Country: СШАUSA

Год Year: 1929

Тяжелый бомбардировщик

Варианты Variants

Condor 18

Condor 18 (позже Model 53): гражданский вариант, отличался переделанной и удлиненной носовой частью фюзеляжа, где в закрытой кабине размещались летчик и второй пилот, бипланная коробка аналогична В-2, в салоне помещалось до 18 пассажиров. После постройки трех Condor 18 была заказана вторая партия из трех машин с рядом конструктивных изменений, включавших поперечное V не только на нижнем, но и на верхнем крыле, увеличенную площадь хвостового оперения и более короткий фюзеляж. Первый Condor 18 поднялся в воздух в июне 1929 года, однако рынок гражданских самолетов в то время был захвачен трехмоторными монопланами Ford и Fokker, обладавшими более высокими летными данными, крейсерская скорость Condor 18 составляла всего 200 км/ч. Несколько Condor 18 продали в 1931 году компании "Eastern Airlines" за сумму, лишь немного превышавшую их себестоимость. Эта компания эксплуатировала самолеты в течение нескольких лет. В конце 1930-х годов на четыре самолета установили дополнительные пассажирские сиденья, после чего их использовали для перевозок гастролирующих по США театральных трупп

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Curtiss-Wright CW-4 (BT-32 Condor II)

Самолет CW-4 1933 года выпуска (иногда его именуют Curtiss T-32 Condor II) был еще большим анахронизмом, чем его тезка Condor 18, появившийся четырьмя годами ранее. Его единственным усовершенствованием стали основные стойки шасси, убиравшиеся в гондолы двигателей. Прототип T-32, двухстоечный биплан смешанной конструкции, поднялся в воздух 30 января 1933 года. За ним последовала партия из 21 серийного 12-местного ночного ("спального") пассажирского самолета класса "люкс". В последующие три года несколько T-32 регулярно выполняли ночные рейсы в авиакомпаниях "Eastern Air Transport" и "American Airways".
   Два модифицированных T-32 в качестве транспортных самолетов приобрела Армия США, она эксплуатировала их до 1938 года под обозначением YC-30.
   Десять T-32 были доведены до стандарта AT-32 и получили обозначение T-32C. В канун войны четыре T-32 летали под британскими регистрационными номерами, затем их поставили на службу британских ВВС.

Варианты

   AT-32: отличался от базового T-32 некоторыми деталями, оснащался воздушными винтами изменяемого шага; двигатели имели полные капоты типа NACA вместо кольцевых капотов Тауненда, устанавливавшихся на T-32. AT-32 переоборудовали из "ночных" самолетов в комфортабельные 15-местные "дневные" авиалайнеры, строились варианты от AT-32A до AT-32D
   AT-32A: три AT-32 с двигателями SCR-1820-23 Cyclone мощностью 710 л.с. (529 кВт)
   AT-32B: три самолета с двигателями SCR-1820-F2 мощностью 720 л.с. (537 кВт)
   AT-32C: один самолет с двигателями SCR-1820-F2
   AT-32D: четыре самолета с двигателями SCR-1820-23
   AT-32E: два самолета для ВМС США, использовавшиеся ВМС и КМП США под обозначением R4C-1 в качестве 12-местных транспортных машин класса "люкс"; обе машины использовались Антарктическим сообществом США; в конечном итоге их бросили в Антарктике в 1941 году
   BT-32: восемь бомбардировщиков на базе AT-32; оборонительное вооружение состояло из пяти пулеметов - по одному пулемету находилось в управляемых вручную турелях в носовой части и над задней частью фюзеляжа, два находились в боковых амбразурах и один под фюзеляжем в стрелковой точке с обширным остеклением
   CT-32: военно-транспортный самолет с большой грузовой дверью по правому борту фюзеляжа, все три самолета проданы Аргентине

ТАКТИКО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

   Curtiss BT-32

   Тип: тяжелый бомбардировщик
   Силовая установка: два звездообразных ПД Wright SCR-1820-23 Cyclone мощностью 710 л.с. (529 кВт)
   Летные характеристики: максимальная скорость 283 км/ч; практический потолок 6705 м; дальность 1352 км
   Масса: пустого снаряженного 5095 кг; максимальная взлетная 7938 кг
   Размеры: размах крыла 24,99 м; длина 15,09 м; высота 4,98 м; площадь крыла 118,54 м2
   Вооружение: 5 наводимых 7,62-мм пулеметов, плюс до 762 кг бомб

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Flight, April 1934

The Curtiss-Wright "Condor” BT-32 Bomber

   FINAL test flights have been completed with the Curtiss-Wright "Condor" bomber which Com. Frank Hawks is soon to demonstrate to the Chinese Government. This aircraft has been developed from the civil type "Condor," 32 of which were sold to air line operators in the U.S. and Europe during 1933.
   Welded chrome molybdenum steel is used for the fuselage, which is faired to streamline section and covered with fabric. The upper wing includes a centre panel which holds four 75-gall. fuel tanks and two outer panels. The wing construction is of welded chrome molybdenum steel tubing. Two spars of the Warren truss type with heat-treated flanges are used. The drag struts are of similar construction, and are bolted to the main spars. Ribs are of duralumin tubular construction and are placed approximately 10 in. apart. N.A.C.A. 2412 aerofoil section is employed. Frise type ailerons of high aspect ratio run for the full span of the upper outer wings, and are fitted with small adjustable auxiliary surfaces for any minor adjustments. In the wing and tail surfaces there are 125 inspection openings. The entire tail assembly, including tail plane, elevator, fin and rudder, is adjustable for incidence as a complete assembly. Connection between the tail unit and the fuselage proper is by hinged Fafnir ball bearing units at the end of the upper longerons. All control surfaces are balanced.
   In the extreme nose of the fuselage is the pilot's cockpit, which is fitted with adjustable windows. Tinted glass in the roof of the cockpit adds to the comfort of the occupants by eliminating glare. Included in the very wide range of instruments which is provided is a Sperry Artificial Horizon and a Sperry Directional Gyro. Two landing lights and one red fog light are located in the nose of the fuselage. Two Wright "Cyclone" R.1820 F.2 geared engines, developing 700 h.p. at 1,950 r.p.m., are fitted. N.A.C.A. cowlings are used with improved nacelles which extend 1 ft. to the rear of the trailing edge of the lower wing. Two Curtiss electrically operated controllable-pitch airscrews, which have a diameter of 11 ft. 10 in., are fitted.
   It is claimed that this bomber is the largest land plane in the world equipped with a full retractable landing gear. This gear, when extended, has the appearance of a conventional fixed type undercarriage. There are three main members and only one of these is affected by the retraction. Only 28 sec. are required to retract or lower the undercarriage. In addition to the electrical drive there is an individual mechanism which may be operated manually by the pilot.
   The unusually large fuselage of the "Condor" bomber enables the aircraft to be used as a bomber, troop carrier or ambulance. Approximately 4,000 lb. of bombs may be carried, two 1,100-lb. bombs in a compartment in the fuselage and the remainder beneath the lower wings. The heavier bombs are hoisted into place by a special Curtiss-Wright device. Five 0.30 calibre machine guns are carried, one in a turret in the top of the fuselage over the pilot's compartment, another midway between the trailing edge of the upper wing and the tail, one in the bottom of the fuselage and one on each side of the fuselage projecting through a sliding window. The bomber's compartment is located to the rear of the seat for the second pilot in the bottom of the fuselage. When used as an ambulance the machine will carry 12 stretchers. A large door is provided so that the wounded may be carried in and out of the machine with the greatest of ease. As a troop carrier it is equipped with benches and cushions for 24 soldiers with full field equipment. Lavatory accommodation is provided.
   Our readers should not confuse this aircraft with the old Curtiss "Condor" bomber which, for years, has been a standard type in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

THE CURTISS WRIGHT "CONDOR" BT-32 BOMBER
   Span 82 ft. (25m)
   Length 49 ft. 11 in. (15,1m)
   Height 16 ft. 3 in. (4,9m)
   Initial rate of climb over 1,000 ft. per min. (304,8 m/min.)
   Service ceiling over 20,000 ft. (6 096 m)
   Top speed over 180 m.p.h. (290 km/hr.)
   Take off with full load 16 sec.

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Описание:Description:

Condor 18
Curtiss-Wright CW-4 (BT-32 Condor II)
Flight, April 1934
The Curtiss-Wright "Condor” BT-32 Bomber

Мировая Авиация 99
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: NR12384
Один Condor построили с дополнительными топливными баками как дальний вариант для участия в антарктической экспедиции Берда 1933 года. Самолет отличался неубирающимся шасси, на которое могли крепиться поплавки или лыжи.
Flight 1932-07 / Flight

THE CURTISS "CONDOR": A commercial version of the American "Condor" night bomber. It has two 600 h.p. Curtiss "Conqueror" engines and is fitted with a Sperry "Automatic Pilot." Accommodation is provided for 18 passengers and a crew of 3. Its speed range is 57-139 m.p.h.
Aeroplane Monthly 1989-05 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: NC727K
Curtiss Condor NC727K belonging to Atlantic flyer Clarence Chamberlin and possibly the aircraft he used to barnstorm the Mid West. This 91ft 8in span 18-passenger variant of the US Army Condor bomber was powered by two 12-cylinder 600 h.p. Curtiss Conqueror engines. The Condor had an all-up weight of nearly 18,000lb and was certificated in 1929.
Flight 1932-02 / Flight

OVER THE GRAND CANYON: A flight of Curtiss "Condor" Bombers of the U.S. Army Air Corps shown on their way over the Grand Canyon, North Arizona, to the relief of Navajo Indians who were isolated by heavy snowfalls recently.
Flight 1933-10 / Flight

FOR THE BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: The Curtiss-Wright "Condor," in which Admiral Richard E. Byrd will fly over the South Pole, flying over New York City. It is powered by two 700 h.p. Wright "Cyclone" engines, has a top speed of 170 miles an hour and a landing speed of 45 miles per hour.
Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v3

Curtiss CT-32 Condor used on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.
Air Enthusiast 2003-11 / G.Salerno - Over the Poles

Red overall Curtiss R4C-1 9584 at West Base, Marie Byrd Land, 1940.
Flight 1933-10 / Flight

BYRD'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd tells his plans for the Second Expedition into the Antarctic wastes to an audience that gathered at the Boston Airport on September 29 for the christening of one of the Curtiss "Condors" he is taking with him. This plane, the William Horlick, has been named after one of the sponsors of the Expedition.
Flight 1938-04 / Flight

STRANGE CARGO: Two flamingoes, part of the odd zoological consignment unloaded from International Air Freight’s Curtiss Condors at Croydon last week.
Flight 1934-05 / Flight

MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT: M. Pilet-Golaz, the President of Switzerland, arriving with his family at Geneva in the Curtiss "Condor" of the Swissair Co.
Flight 1935-07 / Flight

Loading up an American Airlines Curtiss "Condor'' sleeper-'plane at Los Angeles preparatory to starting a transcontinental flight. The berths are larger and more comfortable than those on railways
Flight 1937-10 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZE [3]
FREIGHT ONLY: One of International Air Freight's Curtiss Condors on the tarmac at Croydon. These machines have been specially modified to take really large pieces of freight and to simplify the loading process.
Air-Britain Archive 1992-03 / Casualty Compendium (46)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AZGE
As bait for the sleuths amongst you, this shot of Curtiss T-32 Condor G-AGZE is intended to draw attention to the unsolved mystery of a 1937 Condor crash at Eastleigh.
Авиация и Космонавтика 2018-03 / В.Морозов - Принцессы пятого океана

Стюардесса швейцарской авиакомпании «Swissair» на фоне самолета DH-89 «Дрэгон Рапид» (Curtiss AT-32C Condor II ???). Фото сделано в берлинском аэропорту Темпельгоф в 1934 г.
Flight 1934-04 / Flight

FROM PLOUGH-SHARE TO SWORD: The Curtiss-Wright "Condor" Bomber, developed from the commercial transport "Condor."
Flight 1938-07 / Flight

Variety: Sqn. Ldr. Gillan’s Hurricane flies over an International Air Freight Condor; on the left is Capt. Percival’s Mew Gull, and in front of the Condor is a Magister.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 Miles Magister / M.14 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937 Percival Mew Gull - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934
Aviation Historian 19 / R.Mulder - Pole position
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZE [3]
Looking considerably more modern than its contemporary, Valkyrien shares parking space with UK airline International Air Freight’s Curtiss Condor G-AEZE at Amsterdam, where the S-43 was overhauled by Dutch airline KLM before being delivered to French shipping company Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis in 1937.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Sikorsky S-43 Baby Clipper/JRS/Y1OA-8 - СШАUSA - 1936
Air Enthusiast 1996-11 / K.Wixey - Incidental Combatant (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZE [3]
Ramp scene at Amsterdam-Schiphol June 25, 1938, dominated by Fw 200 V2 D-AETA ‘ Westfalen ’ of DLH. Alongside it is Fokker-assembled Douglas DC-3 PH-ARZ ‘Ijsvogel' of KLM. To the left is Curtiss T-32 Condor G-AEZE of International Air Freight and to its right KLM Lockheed Super Electra PH-APE ‘Ekster’.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935 Focke-Wulf FW.200 Condor - ГерманияGermany - 1937 Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937
Flight 1937-10 / Flight

THE ILL WIND: A corner of Rollason's hangar at Croydon. In the foreground is a Stinson Reliant, with the little Latvian V.E.F. J.12 behind it and the South African Junkers Junior on the right. One of I.A.F.'s Curtiss Condor freighters can be seen in the far distance.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Irbitis, VEF I-11 / I-12 / I-17 - ЛатвияLatvia - 1936 Junkers A 50 Junior - ГерманияGermany - 1929 Stinson Reliant - СШАUSA - 1933
Flight 1936-04 / Flight

The Curtiss Condor (two Cyclones) is a particularly quiet transport. This view shows some of the insulating measures - indicated by arrows - which have been taken in its Sperry-proofed cabin.
Flight 1934-01 / Flight

AN AERIAL SLEEPER: The sleeping accommodation provided by Eastern Air Transport on one of their Curtiss "Condor" airliners.
Flight 1934-05 / Flight

DAY AND NIGHT: Two interior views of the Curtiss-Wright "Condor" airliner, showing the convertible sleeping berth arrangement, which forms a feature of the new fleet of machines to be put into operation by American Airways between Dallas and Los Angeles.
Flight 1935-06 / Flight

These large, comfortable berths make it easy to sleep while flying at night in a Curtiss "Condor" on American Airlines.
Air-Britain Archive 1992-02 / Casualty Compendium (45)

This small, rather dark print came from Jack Headen who tells us that it was taken by his father who was a civilian employee of HMS Raven at Eastleigh in 1937. The type may not be too difficult to identify but the precise example may be more problematical.
Eastleigh photo showed a Curtiss T-32 Condor, one of four delivered by sea to Southampton Docks in 1937 and towed by road with mainplanes removed to Eastleigh for assembly and delivery flight to Croydon. One aircraft on a test or delivery flight, slid through the hedge with the undercarriage up, possibly due to premature retraction. It must have been G-AEWD, 'WE, 'WF or 'ZE and would have been repaired. We have no record of a Condor accident at Eastleigh - can anyone now throw further light on this?
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Curtiss T-32 Condor II

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