Curtis P-36C flight 

Wow! Another stunning example of flying history. What a superb polishing on that P-36.Please don't crash them.

I absolutely love the Classic pre-war P-36 Curtiss Hawk. It is an unjustly maligned fighter for many people's personal points of view not for its capabilities. let's compare 1941 stats; The A6M2 type "O" model 21: loaded weight 6162 lbs. Nakajima 14-cylinder 980 hp. radial Max speed: 346 mph, Range: 1939 miles, Service ceiling: 32,810 ft., Rate of climb: 3,100 ft./min, Wing loading: 22.0 lb./ft² ., Power/mass: 0.18 hp./lb., Weapons: Two 7.7mm cowl Mg's and Two 20mm cannons in wings. The P-36A: Loaded weight 5650 lbs., Pratt & Whitney R-1830-17 Twin Wasp radial 1,050 hp., Max speed: 313 mph, Range: 625 miles, Service ceiling: 32,700 ft., Rate of climb: 3,400 ft./min, Wing loading: 23.9 lb./ft² , Power/mass: 0.18 hp./lb. Weapons: one Browning .30 cal. / one browning .50. cal. in Cowl. One Browning .30 cal. in each wing. The two aircraft outside of the A6M2 better range/armament were virtually equal in a dogfight. The P-36A had better rate of climb and far better split flap/ailerons allowing for a faster roll-rate at either high, or low speed. According to former Japanese Zero pilots The A6M2 had inordinately long ailerons which were great at low-speed maneuvering, but very hard to move at higher speeds. The only combat by U.S.-operated P-36s took place during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7th, 1941. Five of the 39 total P-36A Hawks at Pearl Harbor, delivered previously by the USS Enterprise in Feb, were able to take off during the attack and were credited with shooting down two Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeros for the loss of one P-36 to friendly ground fire. Models used by the French and Finnish Air Forces had Six 7.5mm FN/Browning MGs were used to murderous effect against both the Germans and Russians. I believe had the P36 started life with the then proposed super charged 1200 hp. R-1830 engine, Four Browning .50 cal. MG's, and the bubble top canopy and redesigned tail section like the razor-backed P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts got (think XP40Q-2A) it would have had a much longer service life with the U.S. forces.

What a beautiful example of 1930's fighter aircraft design, flown by the man, the legend, who has been the envy of all of us, who have looked skyward with the desire to fly! Thank you Steve Hinton and the Planes of Fame Air Museum, for all you have done to preserve our aviation history!

Stunning photography...typical for Planes of Fame! Beautiful aircraft!

It was excellent to see the "Hawk" flying, especially with a legend at the controls, but I noticed {especially by the silhouette on the ground when flying over the airfield} how much the "Guardsmen" shows the early family lines of the "Thunderbolt". Great vid, thanks for posting.

Beautiful Bird

Both a flyable P-35 and P-36.......AWESOME....

so cool to see this historical planes flying for real in modern day.

Sure looked like that world famous Steve Hinton in that 36!

So cool! It's like an early, radial-engine P-40. Sensational airplane and great flying video;

Very cool!

Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing. Nice to see a gleaming P-36 in flight. And the great Steve Hinton at the controls ("I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!") lol Awesome engine sound too. Music to my ears!

Awesome, considering such a plane was first to take out an A6M Zero at Pearl 76 years ago this month! Not only that, the plane actually landed after being shot up with like hundreds of rounds..

What a beautiful aircraft! I've often wondered the outcome if it had been fitted with the version of the R-1830 used in the F4F Wildcat with its great 2 stage/2 speed supercharging system. that seems to have have been as easy as fitting the Allison to the airframe. That certainly would have transformed its capabilities at higher altitudes.

Absolutely Fantastic!

Beautiful ❤️👍❤️

Awesome !

Very nice

I like droolin over old Crates. Damd good Flyin... I Mech up, anyTime.

I noticed that the P-36 had US insignia on all four wing surfaces. This was changed to only one such insignia on the bottom of the right wing and one on the top of the left wing at some later time. This arrangement persists until the present day. I wonder exactly when this change occurred and why.

would you please tell me what the squadron insignia is on the P-36? i don't recognize its the viper in a red roundel. pretty sure i saw the 17thfighter/ pursuit insignia. white owl against black diamond. many thanks. Brian

My first plastic model, 1968.

is this in California I think I passed this base before its kinda tourist open but like since the pandemic it hasn't been very active But I saw A jet liftoff once

Vad handar med Tunnan?

& Thunderbolt Too...

If they had substituted a Bell P-39 Airacobra for the Thunderbolt it would have been the "Roaring Thirties"!

Wow, p36 hawk, P35 sverski, p-38 ...

I’ve been in love with the P-36 ever since I put together Academy’s 1/48 scale of her. I read about a couple of P-36s getting up in the air during the Pearl Harbor attack and I thought that was just awesome. I know they didn’t stand a chance against a Zero one on one, but just the fact that a couple of U. S. pilots held their own in them is just extraordinary. Hell just look what the AVG did with the P-40. I know they were obsolete during WW2, but they proved that they were more than capable with an experienced pilot. That’s my 2 cents of the day.

I Volenteer Also, Keep 'em Flying!!!

Close call , - 36 & - 35 were stable mates, but U S. Kept -36 & - 35 went to Swerge.

I think the radial P36 was prettier than the water cooled P40. Even though it was slower...

Viva craften...

You Should, Know the Rest. BM01

TailWinds, at flyga ar att leva

The Curtiss P36 was use in the battle of France during WW2 under the name H75: this aircraft was obsolete in 1939 (similar performances to the Morane saulnier MS406), but was reliable, easy to fly and very agile, so the french pilots like it despite the low speed and the low armament (only 4 x 7.5mm machine guns), and the french ace Edmond Marin la Meslée did shot down 20 (16 confirmed, 4 probable) bf 109 whith a H75...One H75 is restaured under french colors

S.M.O. och ...Sockar bitten.