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Special Hobby: P-40E Warhawk 'Tigers and Sharks' in 1:72
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19.99€
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The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American, single-engine, all-metal attack fighter aircraft in a low-wing configuration with a classic tail. The prototype flew in 1938 and serial production took place in the years 1938-1944. The last of the Hawk family aircraft - the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was, apart from the Republic P-47 and the North American P-51 Mustang, the most widely produced American fighter. At the end of production in December 1944, the number of machines exceeded 15,000. Design development began in 1937, when the prototype airframe of the version 75 was adapted to install the 1167HP Allison V-1710-11 inline engine. The aircraft became the first American-built aircraft capable of flying at speeds over 300 mph (483 km/h). The RAF version was designated the Tomahawk Mk IIA. The aircraft had self-sealing fuel tanks and two .7 mm machine guns mounted in the wings. The Tomahawk MkIIBs were equipped with an American radio and were armed with six .7 mm machine guns. Some American P-40s were modernized in 1941 for reconnaissance duties. They were designated the RP-40. Meanwhile, work on the Hawk 81-A was underway at Curtiss. Changes included the installation of the 1,167 hp (1,167 kW) Allison V-1710-39 engine, providing sustained power to an altitude of 12,500 feet (3,563 m), adaptation for wing mounting of four .5 mm (0.5 in) machine guns, and the installation of a fuselage hub. which could carry a 500 lb (227 kg) bomb or drop an additional fuel tank. The US Army ordered these machines in September 1940, designating them P-40D. Over the next three years, Curtiss made every effort to expand the P-40's capabilities, creating numerous new versions of the aircraft. Despite these efforts, the Warhawk's performance was inferior to that of contemporary Allied and Axis fighters. Technical data (P-40E version): length: 9.66m, wingspan: 11.38m, height: 3.76m, maximum speed: 580km/h, rate of climb: 11m/s, maximum range: 1100km, practical ceiling: 8800m, armament: fixed - 6 M2 machine guns, caliber 12.7 mm, suspended - up to 900 kg of load.