USAAF Curtiss P40 Warhawk
The USAAF Curtiss P40 Warhawk bore one of World War Two’s most
distinctive markings, namely the “shark’s teeth” markings applied
around the lower engine cowling. This was first used by 112 Squadron
Royal Air Force in North Africa and later in December 1941 by
the America Volunteer Group (A.V.G) in China, more famously known
as “The Flying Tigers”
Despite the fact that over 15,000 P40 Warhawk variants were built
between the 1930’s and the 1940’s and that they served with the
Air Forces of 28 nations they never quite achieved the latter day
status given to other fighters of the day such as the Spitfire
or P51 Mustang.
In operation the P40 was seen by some to be underpowered, and they
were easily out manoeuvred by the Japanese Zero. Despite this the
P-40 possessed several good qualities that included pilot armor,
self-sealing fuel tanks, sturdy construction, heavy armament (two
50-cal. and four 30-cal. machine guns) and a higher diving speed
than most of the Japanese aircraft it encountered.
History now shows us that in the hands of a competent pilot the
P40 Warhawk was as good as most of it’s contemporaries of that
time.
EFLM 6075 P40 Warhawk 300 ARF
E-flites model is based on a P40 Warhawk of “The Flying Tigers”
operating in China during 1941 and comes completely painted and
detailed in the markings of that famous unit. The art has proven
to be one of the icons of WWII with its “shark’s teeth” painted
on the lower nose cowling, Chinese wing markings and flying tiger
on the fuselage. The latter flying tiger logo carried on the
fuselage was designed by none other than Walt Disney; creator
of “Mickey Mouse”
The almost ready to fly 3 channel model is constructed from highly
durable foam and features accurately etched panel lines, pre-installed
servo linkages and pre-installed control horns on the flight control
surfaces. The fuselage has a clear plastic protection plate on
the bottom of the nose area to reduce the risk of damage to the
bottom of the nose during landings whilst the quick release wing
allows easy access to the electronics and the removable canopy
allows for quick and easy access to the flight battery between
flights.
Powered by the pre-installed 300 brushless motor the model is
more than capable of performing all of the typical warbird manoeuvres
and with its compact size it is able to be flown by experienced
pilots in smaller flying fields, however any pilot with a bit of
low wing flying under their belt can enjoy the P40 just about anywhere!
This highly prefabricated P40 can be ready to fly in a little
as 1 to 2 hours requiring just the installation of aileron and
elevator servos, receiver and a speed controller, all of the hard
work normally associated with warbird models whatever their size
has been done for you.
E-flite have thought of just about everything with this great
little fighter right down to the last detail and to complete the
package the model also comes with its own display stand with static
display bomb so the model may be kept safe when not being flown!
