| Model 32, R2C, R-8 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| First flight | 9 September 1923 |
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Army |
| Number built | 3 |
The Curtiss R2C was a racing aircraft designed for the United States Navy in 1923 by Curtiss. It was a single-seater biplane with a monocoque fuselage and staggered single-bay wings of unequal span braced with I-struts. The aircraft's advanced streamlining featured a top wing mounted directly to the top of the fuselage and surface-mounted radiators for cooling the engine. The aircraft was originally designed and built as a landplane under the Navy designation R2C-1,[1] of which two examples were produced. One was converted into a seaplane version known as the R2C-2 the following year.
- ^ While they were dedicated Racing aircraft, they also received the "paper" designation F2C as fighters in the US Navy designation system: Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p.127.