P-40N-20/35-CU Warhawk
Like it or not, the USAAF had only the P-40 available when it went to war. It rarely outperformed the fighters that it opposed, but it was one of the sturdiest fighters produced during World War II. Remembered as a "best second choice," innumerable pilots owe their lives to its rugged quality.
Specifications:
Curtiss P-40N-20/35-CU Warhawk
Dimensions:
Wing span: 37 ft. 4 in. (11.37 m)
Length: 33 ft. 4 in. (10.15 m)
Height: 12 ft. 4 in. (3.75 m)
Weights:
Empty: 6,700 lb. (3,039 kg)
Operational: 8,400 lb. (3,810 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 325 m.p.h. (523 km/h) @ 25,000 ft. (7,620 m)
343 m.p.h. (552 km/h) @ 15,000 ft. (4,572 m)
308 m.p.h. (495 km/h) @ 5,000 ft.(1,524 m)
Service Ceiling: 30,000 ft. (9,144 m)
Range: 750 miles (1,207 km) @ 10,000 ft. ft. (3,048 m)
Max. Range: 2,800 miles (4,506 km) @ 10,000 ft. (3,048 m)
Powerplant:
One Allison V-1710-99 , Vee, 12 cylinder, liquid cooled engines
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Engine power developed 1,200 h.p. (894 kw) @ takeoff and
1,125 h.p. (838 kw) @ 17,300 ft. (5,273 m) with a single speed supercharger.
Armament:
Six 0.5-in. Browning machine-guns with 281 rpg with provision for
external bomb load of three 500-lb. bombs.
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