P-40 CURTISS WARHAWK FIGHTER SQUADRON NOTEBOOK

Historic plane of the United States, it participated in a thousand battles during WW2. A very robust and versatile aircraft, it was used as a fighter or fighter-bomber and thousands of aircraft were produced. To give an "aggressive" touch to their aircraft between one mission and another, with a few cans of paint and a lot of imagination, the pilots drew the mouth of a shark on the front air intake, intent on attacking its prey. This design is dedicated to historical aircraft enthusiasts. Aircraft characteristics: length 10.16 metres; wingspan 11.38 meters; height 3.23 meters; maximum take-off weight 5170 kilos; top speed 563 km/h; tangency 9450 meters; range 545 kilometers; armament six 12.7 mm Browning M2; provision for a 500 lb bomb.