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CURTISS SOC-1 SEAGULL
Specifications(Floatplane)

Type: Observation floatplane
Manufacturer: Curtiss
Primary Users:
- United States Navy
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Marine Corps
Crew: 2
 First Flight: April 1934
Service Delivery: November 12, 1935
Final Delivery: 1940
Retired: 1945
Number Built: 322
- Curtiss: 258
- Naval Aircraft Factory: 64
Powerplant:
  Model: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-18
  Type: nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine
  Horsepower: 550 hp
Dimensions:
Length: 31 ft 5 in (9.58 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
Height: 14 ft 9 in (4.50)
Wing area: 342 ft² (31.8 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 0010 (upper wing); NACA 2212 (lower wing)

Weights:
Empty weight: 3,788 lb (1,722 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,437 lb (2,471 kg)

 Performance:
Maximum speed:
  165 mph (266 kph) at 5,000 ft (1,500m)
Cruise speed: 133 mph (214 kph)
Stall speed: 55.9 mph[16] (90 kph)
Range: 675 mi (1,086 km)
Service ceiling: 14,900 ft (4,540 m)
Rate of climb: 915 ft/min (4.64 m/s)
Wing loading: 15.9 lb/ft² (77.7 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb

Armament:
1 × fixed, forward firing .30 Browning M2 AN machine gun
1 × flexible mounted rear-firing .30 Browning M2 AN machine gun
650 lb (295 kg) of bombs

Sources:
Wikipedia
Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Six: Floatplanes. London: Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1962.
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