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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category.
01 / Overview
Curtiss A-8
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1932–1932
Quantity
13
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT · INTERWAR PERIOD
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- First Flight1931
- Service Entry Year1932
- Crew2
◈Powerplant2MOD.2
- Engine TypeCurtiss V-1570-31 Conqueror
- Number of Engines1
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Top Speed294.484 km/h
- Cruise Speed246.208 km/h
- Service Ceiling5,516.88 m
- Ferry Range772 km
- Rate of Climb6.731 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length9.75 m
- Wingspan13.41 m
- Height2.743 m
- Wing Area23.8
- Empty Weight1,774 kg
- Loaded Weight2,671 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight2,671 kg
◆Armament2MOD.2
- Weapons Payload181 kg
- Internal Gun; :* 4 × forward-firing M1919 Browning machine guns mounted in the wheel fairings :* 1 × machine gun mounted in the obse
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Built13
- Operators1
- Variants10
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1932Production started
94
years in service
0
years in production
13
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT RANKING Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
200GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT16INTERWAR PERIOD · GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT2227UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS190PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within theGround Attack / CAS Aircraftcategory.
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