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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss | |
| Base model: | F15C | |
| Designation: | XF15C | |
| Version: | -1 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
Specifications
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W & Goblin Jet | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2100 | ||
Performance
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
Recent comments by our visitors
| R W Richardson , LA | Could you tell me where the first x-15 crashed? Also, who was the pilot? 10/25/2011 @ 17:24 [ref: 49727] |
| ARS , RI | Yes, the XF-15c is definitely at the Quonset Air Museum. We go there quite often and indeed, see it with our very own eyes. They are in the process of restoring it, and it is starting to look shiny in places. If you chance on the right day, they have the panels off and you can even see the self sealing fuel tank below the cockpit. It's an impressive aircraft to see and worth a trip to the QAM for its rarity if you like this kind of thing: a Jet+Propeller aircraft. Pretty neat! 05/18/2011 @ 19:04 [ref: 38138] |
| Scott Windsor, CT | This aircraft was formerly in the collection at NEAM. It was traded to Quonset, along with the P2V-5 Neptune, continuing a long exodus of Naval aircraft from NEAM. There was the T-28C, PBY-5A, F-8K, AD-4,(the latter two both went to the USS Midway) & F-4A (also possibly to Quonset?) that I know of. In return they received an F-14. 01/11/2009 @ 11:47 [ref: 23466] |
| Bernhard C. F. Klein Midland Park, NJ | The second photo should be removed. That is NOT an XF15C-1 but a C-46 Comando! 06/13/2008 @ 07:54 [ref: 21416] |
| mose Wales,GB, OTH | Ref Aarons comment of 30 May 04,a 30 hour test flight thats a hell of an endurance for a hybrid power a/c(or any other for that matter)? 03/21/2006 @ 11:47 [ref: 12876] |
| Claude P. Laflamme Johnston, RI | The last remaining XF-15C is on display at the Quonset Air Museum. At this museum you can walk right up toit and touch it. That is unique as far as air museums go! It is #2 of 3 produced. #1 crashed and #3 was scraped. 03/31/2005 @ 23:04 [ref: 9850] |
| Claude P. Laflamme Johnston, RI | The last remaining XF-15C is on display at the Quonset Air Museum. At this museum you can walk right up toit and touch it. That is unique as far as air museums go! It is #2 of 3 produced. #1 crashed and #3 was scraped. 03/31/2005 @ 22:55 [ref: 9849] |
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | Sorry,but the Photo on the bottom is NOT a Curtiss XF15C-1,but a USAAF C-46 Commando Transport.
The Aircraft Was Lost in a crash In Buffalo,New York When the aircraft ran out of Fuel and crashed into a field. 09/21/2004 @ 18:58 [ref: 8301] |
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | Because the XF15C-1 Was an experimental airplane,it did not serve as a fighter during World war II.The XFR-1 Fireball proved better than the aircraft and entered production as the FR-1.The XF15C-1 never reached production because the Fireball was already in production. 09/04/2004 @ 14:39 [ref: 8216] |
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | When it was clear that there were no production F15C-1s,the program of the XF15C-1 was scrapped.As a result,no further work was undertaken on the XF15C-1 project.This was because the aircraft`s performance was poor,and nothing came of any plans to introduce the XF15C-1 into production. 06/01/2004 @ 21:17 [ref: 7521] |
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