Two all-metal versions of the aircraft, F4C-1s, were developed by Curtiss. This aircraft made its first flight on September 4, 1924. The wings had tubular spars and stamped duraluminum ribs, the fuselage was constructed of duraluminum tubing in a Warren truss form.

The Curtiss Falcon was a family of military biplane aircraft built by the American aircraft manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the 1920s. Most saw service as part of the United States Army Air Corps as observation aircraft with the designations O-1 and O-11, or as the attack aircraft designated the A-3 Falcon.

The first Curtiss fighter built under the US Navy designating system combining type, sequence of design and manufacturer, the F4C-1 (F2C and F3C being "paper" designations assigned to the R2C and R3C racing aircraft respectively) was designed by Charles W Hall.

Curtiss F4C; First Fly 1924. ... Version. F4C-1. First Fly . Role. Naval fighter. Crew; Men. 1. Dimensions; Upper wingspan. 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) Lower wingspan . Length. 5.58 m (18 ft 4 in) ... Engine. 1 radial 9-cyl. Type. Lawrance J-1. Power starting. 1 x 200 hp. Power at heigh . Power max. Power loading - kg/hp . Propeller. 2-bladed. Fuel ...

In 1921, the U.S. Navy designed an all-wood framed fighter specifically for operation from its soon-to-be-commissioned aircraft carrier the USS Langley. Curtiss won a contract for 34 examples. The U.S. Navy designed Model 28, TS-1, was the first U.S. fighter to use the new air-cooled radial engine.

Jul 10, 2024 · The F4C-1 was a minor development of the short-service (circa 1922-1927) TS-1, which was designed specifically for America’s first carrier, the USS Langley (CV-1). The Langley was originally a...

Contract-built Curtiss TS (34 were built by Curtiss). Elemental design became Curtiss F4C. TS-1 1922 = POP: 5 [A6300/6304], of which the last 2 became the first TR-1 and the sole TR-3.

The two F4C-1s were an all-metal version developed by Curtiss. It made its first flight on September 4, 1924. The wings had tubular spars and stamped dural ribs, the fuselage was constructed of dural tubing in a Warren truss form.

The Curtiss F4C was a version of the Navy TS-1 scout that used an aluminium frame in place of the wooden frame on the earlier aircraft. The TS-1 was a small scout aircraft designed in 1921-22 for service on the carrier USS Langley.

The Curtiss F4C-1 was a small experimental biplane fighter of 1924, Designed by Charles W. Hall, it was essentially a metal-framed version of the wooden Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1 (constructed by Curtiss), but with the lower wing raised to fair into the fuselage.