Fly the legendary P-40E! It was called the Kittyhawk by the Soviets and the British, but the Americans dubbed it the Warhawk. Regardless of the name, the P-40 was the most mass-produced fighter by the US during WWII with many being used by the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Act.
In the game, you can fly P-40E during any Career mode timeframe - Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad and Battle of Kuban - and in multiplayer and Quick Mission Builder.
The P-40 puts up a tough fight and is interesting to fly. It's particularly notable for its powerful armament of six .50 cal. machine guns. An enemy fighter won't last long against the P40’s massive firepower.
The P-40's dimensions are much larger when compared to German and Soviet fighter planes. It gives the pilot some extra room and provides for more armored protection for its pilot. However, its size makes it a bigger target. Stay vigilant and check your six often!
- Armament: 6 x wing-mounted Browning M2 .50 cal. (12.7mm) machine guns with 235 rounds per gun and a rate of fire of 850 rounds per minute.
- Length: 9.05 m (29.7 ft.)
- Wingspan: 11.4 m (37.4 ft.)
- Wing surface: 21.92 sq. m (71.9 sq. ft.)
Modifications
- Removal of two (2) wing-mounted machine guns to reduce total weight (156 kg / 344 lbs. weight savings, minor speed gain)
- Additional M2 .50 cal. MG ammo instead of 235 rounds per gun. (312 for inner guns, 291 for middle guns, 240 for outer guns or 615 per gun when equipped with just four guns. ( 207 kg / 456 lbs. weight increase, minor speed loss)
- 4 x ROS-82 (82 mm) High Explosive unguided rockets. (40 kg / 88 lbs. weight increase, additional drag results in 10-13 kph speed loss)
- 1 x FAB-250sv (254 kg) General Purpose Bomb. (264 kg / 582 lbs. weight increase with bomb rack, 19 kph / 31 mph speed loss, 7 kph / 11 mph speed loss after drop)
- 1 x FAB-500M (522 kg) General Purpose Bomb (532 kg / 1173 lbs. weight increase with bomb rack, 36 kph / 22 mph speed loss, 7 kph / 4 mph speed loss after drop)
- Rearview mirror
Skins
- Standard pattern with winter camo
- 191 IAP VVS KBF, Baltic, 1943 ('56' standard British two-color pattern with white spinner and rudder)
- No.112 Sqn. flown by Sgt Henry Burney and Sqn. Ldr. Clive Caldwell, Libya, March-May 1942 ('GA-Y' standard British two-color desert pattern with shark mouth)
- Late style VVS camo pattern, dark grey and grey with white rudder and stars.
- Default USAAF dark olive drab overall overpainted with winter camo
- 1st. American Volunteers Group 'Flying Tigers', China, 1942 ('77' standard British two-color pattern with Chinese markings and Flying Tigers emblems)
- No.14 Sqn. Royal Canadian Air Force, Western Air Command ('Z' standard British two-color pattern with shark mouth)
- 11th FS USAAF, Capt. John S. Chennault, Umnak, Aleutian Islands, Summer 1942 ('49' default USAAF dark olive drab with tiger head)
- 154th IAP, Maj. P.A. Pokryshev, Leningrad area, 1942 ('50' standard British two-color pattern with white spinner and kill markings)
- 325th FG, CO Lt. Col Robert Baseler, Mateur, Tunisia, September 1943 (dark grey with checkered tail, red ace of spades on nose and red ailerons)
Flight Parameters
Indicated stall speed in flight configuration: 153..176 km/hIndicated stall speed in takeoff/landing configuration: 141..164 km/h
Dive speed limit: 860 km/h
Maximum load factor: 12.2 G
Stall angle of attack in flight configuration: 14 °
Stall angle of attack in landing configuration: 12.6 °
Maximum true air speed at sea level, engine mode - Take-off: 494 km/h
Maximum true air speed at 5000 m, engine mode - Take-off: 601 km/h
Service ceiling: 9200 m
Climb rate at sea level: 12.5 m/s
Climb rate at 3000 m: 10 m/s
Climb rate at 6000 m: 3.7 m/s
Maximum performance turn at sea level: 24.3 s, at 270 km/h IAS.
Maximum performance turn at 3000 m: 36.1 s, at 270 km/h IAS.
Flight endurance at 3000 m: 2.8 h, at 350 km/h IAS.
Takeoff speed: 160..190 km/h
Glideslope speed: 210..220 km/h
Landing speed: 140..145 km/h
Landing angle: 13.9 °
Note 1: the data provided is for international standard atmosphere (ISA).
Note 2: flight performance ranges are given for possible aircraft mass ranges.
Note 3: maximum speeds, climb rates and turn times are given for standard aircraft mass.
Note 4: climb rates are given for Take-off power, turn times are given for Maximum possible power.
Engine:
Model: V-1710-39
Maximum power in Maximum Possible power mode at sea level: 1470 HP
Maximum power in Take-off mode at sea level: 1150 HP
Maximum power in Nominal mode at sea level: 900 HP
Maximum power in Combat mode at 12000 feet: 1150 HP
Maximum power in Nominal mode at 10800 feet: 1000 HP
Engine modes:
Nominal (unlimited time): 2600 RPM, 37.2 inch Hg
Combat power (up to 5 minutes): 3000 RPM, 42 inch Hg
Take-off power (up to 2 minutes): 3000 RPM, 45.5 inch Hg
Maximum Possible power (prohibited by flight manual): 3000 RPM, 56.0 inch Hg
Water rated temperature in engine output: 105..115 °C
Water maximum temperature in engine output: 125 °C
Oil rated temperature in engine intake: 70..85 °C
Oil maximum temperature in engine intake: 90 °C
Supercharger gear shift altitude: single gear
Empty weight: 3073 kg
Minimum weight (no ammo, 10%25 fuel): 3264.2 kg
Standart weight: 3819.1 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 4414 kg
Fuel load: 404 kg / 561 l
Useful load: 1341 kg
Combat debut: December 1941
Operation Features
- Engine has no manifold pressure automatic governor. For this reason, manifold pressure not only depends on throttle position, but also from RPM and altitude. This requires additional checking of manifold pressure to not cause engine damage.
- Engine has a single stage mechanical supercharger which does not require manual control.
- Engine is equipped with an automatic fuel mixture control which maintains optimal mixture if mixture lever is set to Auto Rich (66%25) position. To use automatic mixture leaning to reduce fuel consumption during flight it is necessary to set mixture lever to Auto Lean (33%25) position. In the case of malfunction of the automatic mixture control, the mixture lever should be set to Full Rich (100%25) position. To stop the engine mixture lever should be set to the Cut Off (0%25) position.
- Engine RPM has an automatic governor and it is maintained at the required RPM corresponding to the governor control lever position. The governor automatically controls the propeller pitch to maintain the required RPM. Also it is possible to turn off the governor and control propeller pitch manually.
- Water and oil radiators shutters are joint with engine cowl outlet shutters and manually operated.
- Airplane has a very small stability margin in yaw. When angle of side slip is more than 12° plane becomes unstable in yaw and starts to increase the side slip angle by itself. Because of this, it is necessary to accurately operate the rudder pedals and pay attention to the side slip indicator.
- Airplane has trimmers for all flight-controls: pitch, roll and yaw.
- Landing flaps have a hydraulic actuator and they can be extended to any angle up to 45°.
- Airplane has a tailwheel control system which is unlocked by the rudder if the rudder pedal is pressed more than half of its range. The tailwheel remains locked if pedals are deflected less than half way. Because of this, it is necessary to avoid large rudder pedal inputs when moving at high speed.
- Airplane has independent left and right hydraulic wheel brake controls. To apply either brake push the upper part of the rudder pedal.
- Airplane is equipped with a parking brake system.
- Airplane has three fuel gauges which show the level in each fuel tank.
- It is impossible to open or close the canopy at high speed due to strong airflow. The canopy has an emergency release system for bailouts.
- Airplane is equipped with a mechanical release system for a single bomb.
- When rockets are installed there is a salvo controller, it has three launch modes: single fire, fire two in a salvo or fire four in a salvo.
- The gunsight has a sliding sun-filter. There is also a back-up mechanical sight which can be used if main sight is damaged.
