Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Tomahawk
by: RLindsey
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The Warhawk was the Curtiss Company's top plane during World War II. 13,700 P-40s were used by the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, among others, and it was employed in all theaters of action. A very attractive plane, the P-40 was used by the famous Flying Tigers based in China.
Length: 33 feet 4 inches (10.16 meters)
Wingspan: 37 feet 4 inches (11.38 meters)
Speed: 378 mph (608 km/h)
Ceiling: 38,000 feet (11,580 meters)
Range: 240 miles (390 km)
Engines: 1 Allison V-1710-81
Crew: 1
Curtiss P-40 Royal Air Force Fighter. Series C, Number Thirty-Four. When the British took delivery of the Curtiss P-40, modified to their need, they quickly named it "Tomahawk", an apt name for so formidable a pursuit. Powered with an Allison 1090 h.p. liquid-cooled engine it has an unusually streamlined frontal area. It carries a compliment of six machine guns to 30,000 feet with a top speed of 330 m.p.h. Range of 945 miles. Co-operation of Flying and Popular Aviation This is one of a series of fifty pictures of Modern Airplanes packed with WINGS Cigarettes
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