Curtiss 1A "Gulfhawk"

View of an orange painted biplane in the museum. Painted on the tail of the plane is N982V.
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The one-of-a-kind Gulfhawk was flown from 1930 to 1936 by Al Williams, former chief test pilot for the U.S. Navy and famous aerobatic pilot. Originally built by Curtiss as a Hawk I export demonstrator with a Curtiss D-12 liquid-cooled engine, it was converted to a Hawk 1A with a Wright Cyclone air-cooled radial engine, then further modified by Williams several times. He flew the Gulfhawk in military and public air shows to promote military aviation during the inter-war years, when aviation budgets were low.
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Created By:

Eric Long

Date Created:

01/08/2020

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Aircraft; Aviation; People; Private

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