USA - Naval aviation and armament
Curtiss F8C Falcon fighter - diving bomber, OC / O2C Helldiver diving bomber
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F8C-3 (OC-2) | fighter - diving bomber | 1/1928 - 1928 | 21 | 9/1935 | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-B engine (430 h. p.), 3 MG |
| F8C-4 | 8/1930 - 11/1931 | 25 | R-1340-88 engine (450 h. p.), 4 MG | ||
| F8C-5 (O2C-1) | 63 | minor alterations | |||
| O2C-1 | diving bomber | 1934 | 30 | 7/1938 | --- |
| Modification | F8C-3 (OC-2) |
F8C-4 |
|
Wing span, m |
11.58 |
9.75 |
|
Length, m |
8.51 |
7.82 |
|
Height, m |
3.55 | 3.12 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
32.52 | 28.61 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
1141 | 1140 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
1901 |
1716 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-B | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-88 |
| Power, h. p. | 430 | 450 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 232 | 237 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 202 | 215 |
| Flying range, km | 1046 | 730 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 7.4 | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 4600 | 5300 |
| Complement | 2 | 2 |
| Armament | 3 x 7.6 Browning MG, later 227 kg of bombs | (3 - 4) õ 7.6 Browning MG, 227 kg of bombs |
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