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United States' Curtiss P-40E / Kittyhawk Mk IA fighter1
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk: |
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk cockpit: |
| Curtiss P-40E1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Crew | |
| Engine (Type) | |
| Cylinders | |
| Cooling | |
| HP | |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | |
| Length | |
| Height | |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 6,300 lb1 2,858 kg1 |
| Loaded | 8,400 lb1 3,810 kg1 |
| Maximum load | 9,100 lb1 4,128 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ 5,000 ' / 1,524 m |
335 mph1 539 kph1 |
| Speed @ 15,000' / 4,572 m |
362 mph1 582 kph1 |
| Speed @ 20,000' / 6,096 m |
|
| Cruising speed | |
| Climb | 2,050'/minute1 625 m/minute1 |
| Climb to 15,000' / 4,572 m |
|
| Climb to 20,000' / 6,096 m |
13 minutes1 |
| Service ceiling | 29,000'1 8,838 m1 |
| Range | 670 miles1 1,078 km1 |
| Range with drop tank | 900 miles1 1,448 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Nose | |
| Wings | 6: 0.5" MG1 |
| Bomb under fuselage | 1: 500 lb1 1: 227 kg1 |
| OR | |
| Bomb under wings | 2: 100 lb1 2: 45 kg1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
