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P-40 Exterior Visual Recognition Guide Production Models* Exterior View Models/Attributes Models P-40, A ,B & C -Virtually identical from exterior-Model P-40 did not have wing guns-A has 1 .30 cal. gun per wing-Small chin intake-2 .50 cal. guns on top...

P-40 General Info Production Costs ($) - Original P-40E P-40N Airframe 24,889 28,482 27,189 Engine 17,126 16,855 10,702 Propeller 3,425 2,481 3,110 Electronics 1,360 3,160 7,154 Ordinance 1,922 5,940 2,646 Other 2,816 2,700 2,068 Total 51,538 59,618 52,869...

P-40 Armament Armament Model Wings Nose _ - 2 x 50 cal. A 2 x 30 cal. 2 x 50 cal. B 4 x 30 cal. 2 x 50 cal. C 4 x 30 cal. 2 x 50 cal. D 4 x 50 cal. - E 6 x 50 cal. - F 6 x 50 cal. - K 6 x 50 cal. - L 4(6) x 50 cal. - M 6 x 50 cal. - N 4(6) x 50 cal. -...

P-40 Powerplants Allison V12 V-1710 Powerplants Model Make HP* Eng. Model # _ Allison V12 1100 V-1710-33 B Allison V12 1100 V-1710-33 C Allison V12 1100 V-1710-33 D Allison V12 1150 V-1710-39 E Allison V12 1100 V-1710-39 F Merlin V12 1300 V-1650-1 K Allison...

Final P-40 Development The P-40 was constantly being modified throughout its service. Several of the major "mid-life" modifications are listed on a different page. This page is concerned with the final major modifications. The last major modifications...

P-40 Modifications The P-40 experienced lateral control problems. One attempt to fix this problem was the addition of a "dorsal fin". The above is an early production P-40F. The fin didn't work well and eventually the fuselage was lengthened to correct...

P-40 Development The P-40 did not follow the normal design procedure for a new military airplane. Rather, the P-40 prototype was a conversion of an existing U.S. Army model, the Curtiss P-36A. It was the 10th P-36A airframe fitted with an Allison V-1710...

http://staff.jccc.net/droberts/p40/p40a.html#intro The Curtiss P-40 saw action on every front in WWII and was in US service from the beginning through the end of US involvement. But the P-40's legacy will always be as the aircraft flown by Claire Lee...

Je remercie ici Tex Hill pour l'information qu'il m'a donnée Pour ce qui est des Aleutians Tigers, voici aussi de quoi lire, mais en anglais (extrait de Osprey Aircraft of the Aces n°55 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific)

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