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Curtiss P-40L 'Warhawk'
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Description
|   Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
|   Base model: | P-40 |
|   Designation: | P-40 |
|   Version: | L |
|   Nickname: | Warhawk |
|   Designation System: | U.S. Air Force |
|   Designation Period: | 1925-1947 |
|   Basic role: | Pursuit |
Specifications
|   Length: | 33' 4" | 10.1 m |
|   Wingspan: | 37' 4" | 11.3 m |
Propulsion
|   No. of Engines: | 1 |
|   Powerplant: | Packard V-1650-1 |
|   Horsepower (each): | 1300 |
Performance
|   Max Speed: | 364 mph | 586 km/h | 316 kt |
Known serial numbers
| 42-10430 / 42-10479, 42-10480 / 42-10699, 42-10700 / 42-10847, 42-10848 / 42-10959, 42-10960 / 42-11129
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42-11130 / 42-11676
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42-14237 / 42-14296
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Recent comments by our visitors
John B. Mier , IN | My uncle, Roman Mierzejewski, flew a P-40L with the 317th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group out of N. Africa. He was lost on a mission over Sardinia 28 JUN 43. Does a
P-40L exist in a museum anywhere? If anyone flew a P-40L, please tell me a little about it.
Thank you 01/26/2001 @ 11:22 [ref: 1468] |
 
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