USA - Naval aviation and armament
Curtiss SOC Seagull reconnaissance / observation plane

SON-1A Seagull
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| SOC-2A | recon / observer | 1941 - 1942 | 40 converted from SOC-2 | 1944 | --- |
| SOC-3A | 83 converted from SOC-3 | minor alterations | |||
| SON-1A | 36 converted from SON-1 | none |
| Modification | SOC-3A |
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Wing span, m |
10.97 |
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Length, m |
8.08 |
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Height, m |
4.50 |
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Wings area, m2 |
31.77 |
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Empty mass, kg |
1718 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
2466 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-22 |
| Power, h. p. | 600 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 266 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 214 |
| Flying range, km | 1086 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 4540 |
| Complement | 2 |
| Armament | 2 x 7.6 MG, 295 kg of bombs (2 x 147-kg DC) |
SON-1 had interchangeable wheel / float chassis.

SOC-3 Seagull
© Ivan Gogin, 2008