Curtiss TP 40N - First Flight in 4 1/2 Years 

+rOEN911 For me its the 109 on 1st Place Just listen here: watch?v=pS1pp6DtOAk Sadly Red 7 seven Crashlanded the day after this flight by Pilot failure (Inverted Flight duration) but it has been restored. Greetz

rOEN911 corsair is the king of flybys

What a beauty !

Now a days it's what's a control line plane?

More rugged , better role rate , better in a dive , and with an Allison V1710 that could take one hell of a beating , the P-40 was an extremely lethal airplane in the hands of a pilot who knew how to exploit her strong points . Where in South Jersey ? Lived summers at my Uncles farm north of Freehold on Route 79 below Matawan . Remember the airfield off Rt. 79 ? Used to ride my bike there and take lessons over the summer . For rides they had an old Curtiss , a Stearman and a Cub . Farm and airfield are all gone now . Yep , love the P-40 too .

Hi There Ralph Your Dad would have been serving under the Command of Maj. Chennault, of the Aleutian Tigers. ADF. My Dad was also up north. He served with the R.C.A.F No. 111 (F) Sqdn The original ThunderBirds. Dad also worked on Kittyhawks, a " rigger " by trade. Together, the USAAC and the R.C.A.F really gave the I.J.N a blast of you know what ! It's good to see someone else give mention of the Aleutians. It was better known as The Forgotten War. cheers.

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allison v-1710

Do you think it has duel controls? I saw some instruments. I know that some P-51's with two seats have only the seat. When I was younger I would have loved to ride in an airplane like that.

Notice the other set of controls in the back seat?

Ace Pilot EXE Yang It fought in taiwan againts the Zeroes.

Just look what the P-40's did in China, ever hear or read of the flying Tigers?

I think the P 40 never faced off against the Zeroes. However, it faced off against the Oscar, a fighter that's almost similar to the Zero. The P 40's strengths was that it was sturdy, heavier firepower, faster both in level flight and diving. The Oscars are more agile in horizontal maneuvers, however.

Roger Hockemier this is a factory built two place bird. It has its own controls for the back seat( except landing gear and flaps). I believe this is the lone survivor.

Check out the Kermie Cam on the TP-40N on Kermit Weeks channel. Here's the direct link to part 1... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l8emUYDyoO8.html

Thanks I will.

Located at Kermit Weeks aviation attraction and facility, Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.

I could be wrong but i believe the N model had a Merlin engine

P-40 was the only airplane in production before and during the entire war. So, they must have been a good airplane. And more where built than any other fighter. Pretty good I would say. And. Blue this airplane is my favorite airplane to.

Smoooooth runner! Had it had a better supercharger the Merlin might not have become the icon it has become.

Without a doubt . The auxiliary stage turbosupercharger limited the Allison , and in the case of the P-39's and P-40's its total omission doomed those airplanes into mediocrity . Although the P-40 in the hands of the right pilot was a lethal airplane , it's superior maneuverability over a P-51 coupled with a higher critical altitude and cruising speed made capable with a turbosupercharger would have made the P-40 one of aviation's elite aircraft . A P-51 has a slower roll rate than the P-40 . Snap rolls in a P-51 are relatively docile , while in a P-40 you better make sure you don't slam your head on the canopy ! The Allison V1710 was a better engine in many areas . A much tougher engine for one thing . The Merlin was more of a thoroughbred . The Allison fought in every theatre of the war , from sub-zero temperatures , to the tropics , the Allison brought many pilots home safely despite being shot-up in all kinds of weather conditions . I highly recommend to you a book called "Vee's for Victory". While highly technical , it's also a story about the development and refinement of the Allison V1710 . Quite an engine , and more are in operation today in warbirds than the Merlin . That says something for their design and overall build quality . And while the Merlin was and is a fabulous piece of engineering , the Allison is often referred to as an inferior design which is totally false .