The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 (also known as the SNC-1 Falcon) was an American training and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War in a low-wing configuration with a classic retractable undercarriage. The flight of the prototype took place in 1940, and in 1942 the machine went on the assembly line. About 440 cars of this type were built during serial production. In the SNC-1 version, the drive was provided by one Wright R-975-28 Whirlwind engine with a capacity of 420 hp. The length of the plane was 8.23 meters with a wingspan of 10.67 meters. The maximum speed did not exceed 320 km/h, and the range was about 1,250 kilometers. The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 was developed on the basis of two other aircraft from the aircraft manufacturer: the CW-19 and - most notably - the CW-21. Compared to the last one, which was a hunting machine, the CW-22 had a less powerful engine, slightly different dimensions and did not have on-board weapons (in the SNC-1 version). The structure of the plane was also completely made of metal. In the course of production, three main development versions were created: SNC-1 (training and reconnaissance version, unarmed, intended for the US Navy), CW-22 (versions with on-board weapons, intended for the Dutch aviation stationed in modern Indonesia). ) and the CW-22B (also a version of the weapon exported to, for example, the Netherlands or Turkey). The Dutch CW-22 took very limited part in the battles against Japanese aggression in 1941-1942.
