Stolen Curtis P-40 Warhawk, or Kawasaki P-40 NinjaHawk.

Stolen P-40 Warhawk.

Is this a Curtis P-40 Warhawk or a Kawasaki P-40 Warhawk?

Here's a picture of a stolen Curtis P-40 Warhawk found by Eric Yurk This P-40 Warhawk may have really been made by Kawasaki. A rare Airplane indeed.

The P-40 came in several versions, the P-40C - Tomahawk, the P-40F, Kittyhawk II, and the P-40N, Kittyhawk IV, and the Warhawk. These planes were manufactured by Curtiss Wright Corporation. The engines varied from a 1040 hp Allison V-12 to a 1200 hp Allison V-12. The maximum speed was 343 mph with an initial climb rate of 2,120 fpm for the N version. the P-40 N weighed 6,700 lbs empty and 11,400 lbs max. The length was 33' 4" Wingspan 37' 3.5" and the height was 12' 4" The first flight of the P-40 was January 1940 with the experimental version or the P-40 was flown in October 1939.

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Stolen P-40

Found by Eric Yurk

A letter from one of our readers.
Look toward the bottom of the page to see a real P-40.

Date:   Fri, 24 Dec 1999 21:46:18 EST
To:   ttjeff61422@yahoo.com
Subject:    Stolen P-40!

Actually I just stole the paint job. I know it's not entirely accurate but since I got a little input from your site (and others) I thought I would show you the (almost) final results. I got the donor bike for free, built a frame, made the wiring harness grafted about three bikes together and basically got batty with a welder and a pile of spray paint. Whadya think? Plus I only have about 600 bucks total into it, including the bike. Thanks for your input, Eric Yurk.

Curtis P-40 Warhawk in the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa Arizona.

Photo by C. Jeff Dyrek

I took this picture at the Champlin Fighter Museum and I was super impressed with the museum. I not only loved the planes, I loved the artwork section just as much. After first arriving, when I approached the museum from the outside I thought, "Do you really mean that I am actually going to pay to get in this place" But when I got inside, I realized that it would have been a bargain at even three times the price. It was a great airplane museum. C. Jeff Dyrek, Webmaster.

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