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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Curtiss 18
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1918–1919
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR I
129
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1918
- Service Entry Year1919
- Crew2
- Primary Rolefighter
- Generation1
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeCurtiss K-12
- Engine ModelCurtiss K-12
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Top Speed262.3 km/h
- Service Ceiling7,010.4 m
◇Dimensions & Weights6MOD.6
- Length7.01 m
- Wingspan9.75 m
- Height3.1 m
- Wing Area26.76
- Empty Weight898.128 kg
- Loaded Weight1,384 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Hardpoints0
- Internal Gun; :Primary: 2 × forward-firing synchronized Marlin Rockwell M1917/M1918 machine-guns :Secondary: 2 × Lewis guns on a Sca
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Operators1
- Variants3
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Production Start1918
- Production End1919
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1918Production started
- 1919Production ended
108
years in service
1
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
814AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS129WORLD WAR I · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS2888UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS662PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📚 Sources