Developed from the one-offJN-5H advanced trainer, the 6H had a superioraileron operation mechanism. It was used in a variety of roles, with stick and rudder in either one seat or both:JN-6HB single-control bomber trainer (154 built),JN-6HG-1dual-control gunnery trainer (560 built),JN-6HG-2 single-control gunnery trainer (90 built),JN-6HO single-controlobservation trainer (106 built), andJN-6HP single-control pursuit trainer (125 built), a total of 1,035; five went to the Navy.[1][2]
The airframe did not differ substantially from theJN-4H (Model 1E), and used the same 150 hp (112 kW)Hispano-Suiza 8A ("Hisso")V8, which weighed 408 lb (185 kg).[3]
Some of the aircraft were modernized as theCurtiss JNH and later to theCurtiss JNS (JN Standard) with either a 180 hp (134 kW) Wright-Hispano E (as JNS-E) or 150 hp (112 kW) Wright-Hispano I engine (as JNS-I).
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