Curtiss P-40: Snub-Nosed Kittyhawks and Warhawks

by Carl Molesworth and Richard Chasemore

An improved version of the Allison V-1710 engine gave rise to the Curtiss H-87, which began life in 1941 as the P-40D and featured a completely redesigned fuselage. The shorter and deeper nose of the new fighter gave it a decidedly snub-nosed appearance compared to the earlier P-40 models. Curtiss continued to tweak the H-87 for the next two years in the search for better performance, but the last major version, the P-40N, was only marginally faster...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780969120
• ISBN13: 9781780969121
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.6"