The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid …

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was a WWII fighter aircraft that was developed from the P-36 Hawk, via the P-37. Many variants were built, some in large numbers, under names including the Hawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk.

2016年6月17日 · The P-40 was a larger and heavier plane, but only if you discount the fact it is better armed and has like three times the combat range, about 700 miles at 70-75% throttle compared to less than 200.

a press day featuring RAF aircraft that were built in the USA. A few days later, on December 10th, she left Speke with ATA pilot F/O Joseph Stuart Wiley behind the stick, headed to Scottish Aviation at Prestwick. Wiley was an American from Pine Bluff,Arkansas serving with 4b Ferry Pilot Pool of the RAF's Air Transport Auxiliary.

One hundred and fifty P-40Fs were supplied to the RAF under Lend-Lease. The RAF assigned them the name Kittyhawk II. The Kittyhawk IIs were offset from USAAF allocations 41-13697/14599. RAF serials were FL219/448.

Even before the first P-40D had been built, the United Kingdom ordered 560 examples for the RAF in May of 1940. The airframe and engine changes justified a new name--Kittyhawk I. An unspecified number of Model 87s had also been ordered by France, but were never delivered.

In Jan 1942, Merlin engines began appearing in P-40 fighters, and these new "F" variants were the first to be given the nickname Warhawk. While 1,131 P-40F Warhawk fighters were built, the most numerous variant would be the later P-40N (known as Kittyhawk IV to the RAF), 5,215 of which would be built between Mar 1943 and Nov 1944.

The P-40 Kittyhawks were obtained in lieu of 144 P-39 Airacobras originally allocated to Canada but reassigned to the RAF. Three Kittyhawk Is from 111 Squadron RCAF on patrol in Alaskan skies during 1942.

2019年7月3日 · The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American-built fighter during World War II. Used by several Allied nations, the P-40 Warhawk saw service in most theaters of the conflict.

With weight reduced to 6000 pounds empty, 7400 pounds gross, and 8850 pounds maximum, the N-1 was the fastest P-40 service variant and was intended for high altitude combat. Maximum speed was 378 mph at 10,500 feet and service ceiling was 38,000 feet. An altitude of 15,000 feet could be attained in 6.7 minutes.