Trumpeter 02228 1/32 P-40B Warhawk

In 1937, the United States Curtis company P-36 fighter after some twists and turns, and finally get the military 210 orders. In order to improve performance, the P-36A No. 10 production machine modified an Allison liquid-cooled engine, known as XP-40 (also known as Hawk81), in October 1938 test flight, its speed faster than the P-36 km! The following year in May, P-40 by the US Airways selected to become the largest order of the fighter. Originally produced by 200 P-40s delivered to US Airways. From September 1940, the P-40B and P-40C, which were two machine guns and pilots' armor, were handed over to the British Air Force.

The British called "Tomahawk" IIA and "Tomahawk" IIB, they were also "Flying Tigers" US volunteer flight team) the main equipment. P-40 has a sharp propeller fairing, the bottom of the radiator jaw-shaped air inlet to make the side shape thicker. The aircraft is trapezoidal under the wing, closed cockpit, the main landing gear turn 90 ° back into the wing, the whole structure simple and solid. (P-47, P-51, P-38) is still in production, the performance of the P-40 active in Europe, North Africa, the Soviet Union, China and the Pacific theater, while continuous improvement, the United Kingdom People to the late P-40 as "Kitty Hawk", while the United States to P-40 series collectively referred to as "war hawk". P-40 produced a total of 13,738, are now preserved in the museum and private aircraft collectors in the hands of more than 70 aircraft In the United States large "Pearl Harbor", P-40 and "zero" type air combat lens to the people left a deep impression.