YA-10 Shrike

YA-10 Shrike
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Type	Ground attack
Manufacturer	Curtiss
Maiden flight	1932
Introduced	1933
Retired	1939
Status	Out of service
Primary user	U.S. Army Air Corps
Number built	1
Developed from	A-8 Shrike
Variants	A-12 Shrike

The Curtiss YA-10 Shrike was the first YA-8 fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) Hornet radial engine. The conversion was done in September 1932, and it was found that the aircraft's performance was not degraded by the change of engine. As the USAAC preferred radials to inline engines for the ground attack role, due to the vulnerability of the latter's cooling system to anti-aircraft fire, upon the completion of testing the Army changed an order for 46 A-8B aircraft to the production version of the YA-10, the A-12 Shrike.

Following the completion of testing, the YA-10 was assigned to the 3rd Attack Group for operational service, then in 1934 it was assigned to the Command and General Staff School. The YA-10 was scrapped in early 1939.

Specifications (type)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2, pilot & observer-rear gunner
• Length: 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 3 in (13.5 m)
• Height: 9 ft (2.75 m)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,135 lbs (2,783 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 (R-1690D) "Hornet" radial, 630 hp (470 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 174 mph (280 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 148 mph (238 km/h)
• Range: 500 mi (800 km)
• Service ceiling: ~15,000 ft (~4,570 m)

Armament

• Guns
  • 4 forward .30-cal. machine guns
  • 1 rear .30-cal. machine gun
• Bombs
  • 4 x 122 lb (55 kg) bombs mounted on wing racks

Related content

Related development

• Curtiss A-8
• A-12 Shrike

Comparable aircraft

• Hawker Osprey

Designation sequence
XA-7 - A-8 - XA-9 - YA-10 - XA-11 - A-12 - YA-13 Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States

See also

• Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1916 - 1929)
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation (1929 - )