Prefab model aircraft 1/32 P-40N Kittyhawk Trumpeter 02212

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk - an American single-engine metal attack fighter with a low-lying wing and a classic tail. The flight of the prototype took place in 1938, and serial production was carried out in 1938-1944. The last of the Hawk family, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was, apart from the Republic P-47 and the North American P-51 Mustang, the most massive American fighter. After the end of production, in December 1944, the number of machines exceeded 15,000 units. Design development began in 1937, when the version 75 airframe prototype was adapted to install the 1,167 hp Allison V-1710-11 in-line engine. The plane became the first American design capable of flying at a speed of more than 483 km/h. The version for the RAF was named Tomahawk Mk IIA. The planes had self-sealing fuel tanks and two 7.7 mm wing-mounted machine guns. The Tomahawk MkIIB had an American radio installation and was armed with six 7.7 mm machine guns. Some American P-40s were upgraded in 1941 for reconnaissance missions. They received the designation RP-40. Meanwhile, at the Curtiss factory, work was carried out on the Hawk 81-A. Changes included the installation of an Allison V-1710-39 engine with a capacity of 1,167 KM, which provides constant power up to an altitude of 3,563 meters, a device for installing four 12.7 mm machine guns in the wing, and installing a fuselage assembly that could carry one 227 kg bomb. The US Army placed an order for these machines in September 1940, giving them the designation P-40D. During the next three years, the Curtiss company made every effort to expand the possibilities of the P-40, creating many new modifications of the aircraft. Despite these efforts, the Warhawk's performance was inferior to that of contemporary Allied and Axis fighters. Technical data (version P-40E): length: 9.66m, wingspan: 11.38m, height: 3.76m, maximum speed: 580km/h, rate of climb: 11m/s, maximum range: 1100km, practical ceiling: 8 , armament: stationary - 6 M2 machine guns of 12.7 mm caliber, suspended - up to 900 kg of cargo.

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