Curtiss NC - Specifications (NC-4)

Specifications (NC-4)

Data from Holmes 2005, p 63.

General characteristics

• Crew: six
• Length: 68 ft 3 in (20.8 m)
• Wingspan: 126 ft 0 in (38.40 m)
• Height: 24 ft 6 in (7.49 m)
• Wing area: 2,380 ft² (221 m²)
• Empty weight: 15,874 lb (7,260 kg)
• Loaded weight: 21,500 lb (9,772 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 27,386 lb (12,422 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Liberty L-12 400 hp (300 kW) water-cooled V-12 engines, 400 hp (298 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 mph (78 kn, 152 km/h)
• Stall speed: 62 mph (54 kn, 100 km/h)
• Range: 1,470 mi (1,278 nmi, 2,352 km)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 ft (1,370 m)
• Wing loading: 11.5 lb/ft² (56.3 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.06 hp/lb (10 W/kg)

Armament

Machine guns in bow and rear cockpits