https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_A-8
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
- Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Wing area: 256 sq ft (23.8 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,910 lb (1,774 kg)
- Gross weight: 5,888 lb (2,671 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss V-1570-31 Conqueror V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 183 mph (295 km/h; 159 kn)
- Cruise speed: 153 mph (246 km/h; 133 kn)
- Range: 480 mi (417 nmi; 772 km)
- Service ceiling: 18,100 ft (5,500 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,325 ft/min (6.73 m/s)
Armament
- Guns:
- 4 × forward-firing 0.300 in (7.6 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns mounted in the wheel fairings
- 1 × 0.300 in (7.6 mm) machine gun mounted in the observer's cockpit for rear defense
- Bombs: Up to 4 × 122 lb (55 kg) bombs carried under the wings[3] or up to 10 × 30 lb (14 kg) fragmentation bombs in fuselage chutes either side of the main fuel tank