United States' Curtiss P-40N / Kittyhawk Mk IV fighter
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Design
The P-40N had a more powerful engine and a lighter fuselage.5
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
These were used by Australia5, Britain5, China5, South Africa5, and the Soviet Union5.
Specifications
| Curtiss P-40N1,3,5 | Curtis P-40N-13 | Curtiss P-40N-202 Kittyhawk Mk IV4 Kittyhawk Mk V2 |
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| Type | Fighter5, Fighter bomber1, Interceptor1 | Fighter2,4, Fighter bomber2,4 | |
| Crew | 11,5 | 12 | |
| Engine (Type) | Allison V-1710-81 piston1,3,5 | Allison V-1710-81 pison2,4 | |
| OR | Allison V-1710-993 | ||
| OR | Allison V-1710-1153 | ||
| Cylinders | Inline1, V 125 | Inline2 V 124 |
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| Cooling | Liquid5 | ||
| HP | 1,2003, 1,3601,5 | 1,3602,4 | |
| Propeller blades | 31,3 | ||
| Dimensions | |||
| Span | 37' 4"5, 37' 6"1 11.42 m1 |
37' 4"2,4 11.38 m2,4 |
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| Length | 33' 4"5, 33' 6"1 10.2 m1 |
33' 4"2,4 10.16 m2,4 |
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| Height | 12' 4"1,5 3.77 m1 |
12' 4"2,4 3.76 m2,4 |
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| Wing area | 236 ft2 1 21.95 m2 1 |
236 ft2 2,4 21.92 m2 4, 21.95 m2 2 |
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| Weight | |||
| Empty | 6,045 lb1 2,724 kg1 |
6,400 lb3 2,903 kg3 |
6,000 lb2,4 2,722 kg2,4 |
| Loaded | 8,850 lb5, 8,858 lb1 4,018 kg1 |
8,850 lb3 4,014 kg3 |
11,400 lb4 5,171 kg4 |
| Maximum load | 11,4002,3 5,171 kg2,3 |
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| Performance | |||
| Speed @ 5,000 ' / 1,524 m |
313 mph3 504 kph3 |
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| Speed @ 10,500' / 3,200 m |
378 mph5 | 378 mph2,4 609 kph2,4 |
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| Speed @ 10,530' 3,210 m |
378 mph1 609 kph1 |
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| Speed @ 15,000' / 4,572 m |
348 mph3 560 kph3 |
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| Cruising speed | 210 mph3 338 kph3 |
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| Climb | 2,425'/minute3 739 m/minute3 |
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| Climb to 15,000' / 4,570 m |
6.7 minutes2,4 | ||
| Climb to 15,000' / 4,572 m |
6.7 minutes3 | ||
| Service ceiling | 38,000'5, 38,160'1 11,630 m1 |
30,000'3 9,144 m3 |
38,000'2,4 11,580 m2,4 |
| Range | 240 miles1,5 386 km1 |
550 miles3 885 km3 |
240 miles2,4 386 km2,4 |
| Range with drop tank | 1,250 miles3 2,011 km3 |
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| Armament | |||
| Wings | 6: MG5 6: 12.7 mm MG1 |
6: 12.7 mm MG2,4 | |
| Bombs | 500 lb1,5 227 kg1 |
3: 500 lb3 3: 227 kg3 |
3: 500 lb2,4 3: 227 kg2,4 |
| OR | |||
| Drop tank | 197 liter1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, General Editor Chris Bishop, 1998
- World War II Airplanes Volume 2, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
