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"War Hawk" fighter "live" over the Internet.
How to Fly the Curtiss P-40
"We open on jacks Barton. The aces turn up later in the final showdown."
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See performance charts, cockpit photos, systems diagrams and more. These are excerpts from an original Curtiss P-40 Warhawk pilot's manual. x
Claire Chenault's Flying Tigers deadly weapon in China, the P-40 was the Army Air Corp's front line fighter at the outbreak of the War, and this rugged plane served the Allies around the world. The Warhawk's heavy fire power, fast dive, and ability to double as a fighter bomber served the AVG well.
See How to Fly the Curtiss P-40 "WarHawk" full screen PLUS a 32 page P-40 pilot's manual in .pdf file format and a bonus video China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force: After Pearl Harbor, the American Volunteer Force (AVG) Flying Tigers and their P-40s were incorporated into the new 14th Air Force, and their CO, Claire Chennault, was put in command. This action packed documentary is story of the 14th in action, including P-40 gun camera footage, the epic airlift over "The Hump, and a rare look at the air war in China.
Vital Statistics Curtiss P-40N-20 Warhawk

Type : Single seat fighter/bomber

Power plant

One 1,360-hp (1015-kW) Allison V-1710-81 liquid-cooled 12 cylinder vee piston engine

Performance

Maximum Speed:

378 mph (609km/h) at 10,500ft (3210 m)

Climb to 15,000 ft (4590m): 6 min 42 sec

Service Ceiling: 38,000ft (10973m)

Range: 240 miles (386km)

Weights:

Empty: 6000lb (2724 kg)

Max. Take-off: 8,850lb (4018kg)
Dimensions

Span: 37 ft 4in ft (11.42m)

Length: 33 ft 4 in (10.2m)

Height: 12ft 4 in (3.77m)

Wing Area: 236sq ft (21.95m2)

Armament

6 X 0.5 (12.7mm) Browning machine guns in wings

Bomb Load

1 X 500 lb (227 kg) bomb

 
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