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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA5502
Curtiss P-40N
flown by Chiao Wu O, 29th FS/5th FG,
Chinese Air Force, China 1944

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flew in 1938 as a modification of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk.
Warhawk was the official U.S. designation while the name Tomahawk was used by the
British Commonwealth and Soviet forces for the P-40B and C and Kittyhawk for P-40Ds
and later variants. The P-40 was first used by British squadrons in North Africa and the
Middle East in 1941. The P-40 lacked a two-speed supercharger making them inferior
to German aircraft but was an adequate fighter in low altitude combat zones. Almost
12,000 P-40s were produced.

AKA known as Fred Wu-O Chiao he joined the Chinese Air Force in 1936 and was
selected by Claire Chennault to complete flight training. In 1940 he was flight leader of
32nd Squadron, 3rd FG later transferring to the 29th Squadron, 5th FG with the
Chinese-American Composite Wing in July 1943. He destroyed four airborne Oscars
and numerous ground aircraft. On January 20, 1944 he was shot down and spent the
rest of WWII recuperating. In 1966 he retired from the Republic of China Air Force as a
Major General.

True 1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.

Great attention to detail.

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.

Optional armament provided.

Canopy can be displayed open or closed.

Pilot figure included.

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.

Highly collectable.

AIRCRAFT TYPE	P-40E	P-40F	P-40N

CREW	CREW	CREW	CREW
	1	1	1

POWERPLANT	POWERPLANT	POWERPLANT	POWERPLANT
	1 x Allison V-1710-39 / 1,150 hp (860 kW)	1 x Packard V-1650-1 / 1,300 hp	1 x Allison V-1710-81 / 1,200 hp (895 kW) later series P-40N-40 V-1710-115 / 1,360 hp (1,015 kW)

DIMENSIONS	DIMENSIONS	DIMENSIONS	DIMENSIONS
LENGTH	31 ft 8 in (9.55 m)	31 ft 2 in (9.5 m) P-40F-5-CU onward 33 ft 4 in (10.15 m)	33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
WINGSPAN	37 ft 4 in (11.37 m)	37 ft 4 in (11.37 m)	37 ft 4 in (11.37 m)
HEIGHT	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)

WEIGHT	WEIGHT	WEIGHT	WEIGHT
EMPTY	6,350 lb (2,880 kg)	6,590 lb (2,990 kg)	6,405 lb (2,905 kg)
MAXIMUM TAKE OFF	8,810 lb (4,000 kg)	9,350 lb (4,238 kg)	8,860 lb (4,020 kg)

PERFORMANCE	PERFORMANCE	PERFORMANCE	PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED	360 mph (580 kph)	364 mph @ 20,000 ft (585 kph)	378 mph @ 16,400 ft / (608 kph) (5,000 m)
CRUISING SPEED	270 mph (435 kph)		280 mph (455 kph)
RANGE	650 mi (1,050 km)	700 - 1,500 mi with 1,415 IMP gallon drop tank (1,125 - 2,400 km)	745 mi (1,200 km)
SERVICE CEILING	29,000 ft (8,840 m)	34,400 ft (10,500 m)	31,000 ft (9.450 m)
RoC	2,100 ft/min (10.7 m/sec)	1,725 ft/min (8.8 m/sec)	2,240 f/min (11.4 m/sec)

ARMAMENT	ARMAMENT	ARMAMENT	ARMAMENT
	6 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns / 281 rounds per gun. Up to 1,500 lb (680 kg) of bombs on 3 hardpoints	4 or 6 .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns / 240-312 rounds per gun. 2 x 500 lb (227 kg) bombs	4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns and up to 1,500 lb (680 kg) of bombs on 3 hardpoints

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