Curtiss P-40F Hawk 87D Kittyhawk Mk. II 2024-05-18

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Curtiss P-40F Hawk 87D Kittyhawk Mk. II - One of two P-40 releases by Ivan

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The P-40F was created by installing the new license built Packard V-1650-1 Merlin in the Hawk 87 series airframe. The Merlin engine with its two speed supercharger was considerably heavier than the Allison it replaced but gave much better altitude performance and significantly increased maximum speed at critical altitude.

Although power was increased, it was actually a bit slower than earlier P-40s at low altitude.

The two releases of this project...

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