Curtiss JN-6H

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Curtiss JN-6H (Model 1F)
Type	Biplane trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Curtiss
Primary users	United States Army Air Service United States Navy
Produced	1918
Number built	1035

The Curtiss JN-6H (Model 1F) was an American biplane trainer aircraft built by Curtiss for the United States Army Air Service during World War One.

Contents 1 Development and design 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Development and design

Developed from the one-off JN-5H advanced trainer, the 6H had a superior aileron operation mechanism. It was used in a variety of roles, with stick and rudder in either one seat or both: JN-6HB single-control bomber trainer (154 built),^[1] JN-6HG-1 dual-control gunnery trainer (560 built),^[2] JN-6HG-2 single-control gunnery trainer (90 built),^[3] JN-6HO single-control observation trainer (106 built),^[4] and JN-6HP single-control pursuit trainer (125 built),^[5] a total of 1035; five went to the Navy.^[6]

The airframe did not differ substantially from the JN-4H (Model 1E), and used the same 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8A ("Hisso") V8, which weighed 408 lb (185 kg).^[7]

Some of the aircraft were modernised as the Curtiss JNH and later to the Curtiss JNS (JN Standard) with either a 180hp Wright-Hispano E (as JNS-E) or 150hp Wright-Hispano I engine (as JNS-I).

[edit] Variants

JN.6H

Bomber training variant

JN.6HB

Single-control bomber trainer, 154 built

JN.6HG-1

dual-control gunnery trainer, one dorsal guns, 560 built.

JN.6HG-2

single-control gunnery trainer, two dorsal guns, 90 built

JN.6HO

single-control observation trainer, 106 built

JN.6HP

Pursuit training version, 125 built.

[edit] Operators

 United States

• United States Army Air Service
• United States Navy

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 26 ft 11 in (8.2 m)
• Wingspan: 43 ft 7 in (13.28 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10.5 in (3.01 m m)
• Gross weight: 2750 lb (1247 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8A water-cooled 8-cylinder vee aircraft piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 80 mph (128 km/h)

Armament

• 1 × fixed, forward-firing machinegun in cowl (JN-6HG-1) or
• 2 × fixed, forward-firing .30 in (7.62 mm) machinegun in cowl (JN-6HG-2)

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States
  

[edit] References

• Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997.
• Fitzsimons, Bernard, general editor. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, Volume 14, p.1502, "JN-4 and JN-6, Curtiss". London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978.
• John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9

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