Curtiss P-296??

[ACResearcher]

While going through my documents and drawings for an article on the Curtiss P-297 I found a reference on one drawing that is was the same as for the P-296. Sadly, I have no other information on the P-296 and feel it important to add this to the article if at all possible. Does anyone have any info on this Project???

With thanks.

AlanG

 

[hesham]

My dear Alan,

as I know they were proposed in 1943,but I will search,and can you send
the name of this reference ?.

 

[ACResearcher]

Hesham, as I stated in my initial post the reference was on a drawing in my P-297 file. Specifically, it was a drawing of the main landing gear and section of fuselage side that indicated it was for the P-296-06 but also for both the P-296 and P-297. That is the extent of my information, but it certainly suggests that the P-296 and P-297 were extremely similar. Since there were two different engine configurations shown in other drawings, in may be that the radial was P-296 and the turbine version was the P-297, but I have nothing to prove that except what may be faulty logic.

AlanG