Curtiss XP-934 / XP-31 / Shrike
The XP-31 or Curtiss Shrike of 1932-3 was an all-metal, low wing, strut-braced fighter design which drew heavily upon the characteristics of the manufacturer's A-8 Shrike (enclosed cockpit, trailing edge flaps and leading-edge slots), but failed to attain the A-8's production status. The sole prototype XP-31, at first designated XP-934, arrived on the scene just when the comparable Boeing P-26 'Peashooter' had already proven itself superior in most aspects of performance. ![]()
Curtiss XP-31
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