| Manufacturer |
Military designations USAAS/USAAF/USAF |
Goodyear Aerospace |
| Description |
The Curtiss R2C was a racing aircraft designed for the United States Navy in 1923 by Curtiss. |
The Goodyear Inflatoplane is an inflatable experimental aircraft made by the Goodyear Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, well known for the Goodyear blimp. |
| First Flight |
1923-09-09 |
1956-02-13 |
| Production End |
|
1962-01-01 |
| Designer |
Military designations USAAS/USAAF/USAF |
Goodyear Aerospace |
| Type |
Racing aircraft |
Experimental aircraft |
| Length (m) |
5.7912 |
5.7912 |
| Height (m) |
1.8288 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
428.0855 |
115.8728 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
96.5606 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
59.5457 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9692.64 |
3048 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
2.794 |
| Endurance (h) |
|
6 |
| Number Built |
3 |
12 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Curtiss D-12A V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 378 kW (507 hp) each |
1 × Nelson H-63A (YO-65) 2-cylinder air-cooled 2-stroke horizontally-opposed piston engine, 31 kW (42 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, United States Army |
United States Army |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_R2C |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
6.7056 |
6.7056 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
13.7496 |
10.2193 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |