Poking around for p-40 info..............

[Fibber]

...........and I came across this site. http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/P-40/P-40.html Have any of you guys looked at this before? Sure had a lot of performance data on the different versions of the P-40. At the bottom were operating instructions nad specification sheets. Really neat to reference.
Almost forgot the home addy of this source..... http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/ ..

 

[Devildog73]

fibber,

I encountered something very similar when I was researching the Tuskegee Airmen Campaign information for my choice of P-40s to use.

I found the KMs to be the most accurate to the stats that were like those you found.

DD73

 

[Fibber]

DD.....

...by chance, did you look at the Home Page? There were flight performance stats there for ALL sorts of planes. Not just Allied or the P-40's.

 

[alpha_1]

P40 vs Zero

Fibber, I don't know if you've seen this or not, but it makes very interesting reading.View attachment P-40 vs Zero.zip

 

[Fibber]

Alpha1........

.........in fact I did not previously see that. What i was reading were the flight test reports that were filed. I did see that the zip you posted seemed to be a synopsis of some of the conclusions of those reports. Some models of the P-40 when handled expertly seemed to be able to beat the zero. Even in turning fights, as long as the pilot kept insitu awarness.

 

[bub]

Hi all,
Some more P-40 info by Erik Shilling, Flying Tigers. I found his comparisons quite interesting.
http://yarchive.net/mil/p40.html
Bub