Ok. And so we move on. We have had the British Hawker Hurricane, The German BF109 and so we move to The American. the Curtiss P40 Tomahawk.
As are all the others this is a work in progress.
The P-40 was the U.S. Army’s most capable fighter at the dawn of World War II. The P-40 Tomahawk, a modified version of the older P-36 Hawk, flew for the first time in 1938. Because of this heritage, the plane was relatively easy to produce and could be hurried into service. This fighter type is particularly notable for being the shark-mouthed choice of the famed American Volunteer Group, known as the “Flying Tigers.”
After Pearl Harbor, the P-40 was often outmatched by more advanced or capable enemy fighters but its low cost kept the plane in production long after other fighters had technologically surpassed it. More effective at low altitudes, many P-40s were sent to Russia as part of Lend-Lease programs. 13,738 P-40 type fighters were produced by the end of 1944.
Just a small update.
UPDATE:1.01
Replaced that ugly nose cone with an original P40 Cone.
CaptainMoonlight
Many Thx from Warstein in Germany
GabhanRua
The flight model is too benign. There was nothing consistent I could find about the Tomahawk's stall speed but I got this plane down to 70 knots, zero throttle and it wouldn't stall. Just losing 100fpm.
Still, it's a bit of fun!
jankees
https://flightsim.to/file/53568/curtiss-p-40c-avg-3-48-68
https://flightsim.to/file/53606/curtiss-p-40c-avg-21-38-77
https://flightsim.to/file/53853/curtiss-p-40c-avg-75
https://flightsim.to/file/53866/curtiss-p-40c-avg-94
dnoja
very nice
I work for curtiss wright and seeing this aircraft in msfs is awesome!
compyelc4
I am an old hand at flight sims and I must compliment the author of this P-40! A very nice job. I am sure as time progresses and Asobo releases their SDK, the cockpit interior will be improved, but it is fine now as a new entry. The plane handles very nicely and I love the quaking and creaking sounds on the airframe. If I could give the author one suggestion it would be to take the bounciness out of the landings. I can land most planes buttery smooth but there needs to be a little more shock absorber action or less spring rates in the landing gear. Again, very nice job. I am very pleased with this new third-party offering of an old WWII/China Campaign gal.
spinal_column
Plane looks nice but stick doesn't move with the aileron/elevator and theres no battery master switch so you can't start the engine without AI assistance. Pedals only visually move when applying left rudder.
Solinus
I am so grateful that people are developing the WW II warbirds! I love the sounds and the way these guys fly I feature it in a showcase video https://youtu.be/J8SNwzOtMxE
saltysea
Can you possibly make a zip file?
compyelc4
There are .rar unzipping files as freeware. Makes unzipping anything a piece of cake.
2 years ago
FurtherAM
Most Excellent! Thank you!
duffystavern
Very nice a/c. Thanks a bunch! Please keep up the good work.
adler58
Nice model, still it appears to me overscaled... I could be wrong but please check
Josephm700
Wow! even the colors are correctly reproduced. The noses were red before and after the war, but they are yellow or green depends on the camo during the war time. Many people made mistakes but this one is 100% correct.
CaptJohnCoPPickles
Woo Hoo! Now I can be a Flying Tiger! Take that Japan! Thank-You! 😀
Josephm700
This means, the Empire Zero can be expected.... Am I guessing right ?
Josephm700
It is amazing! The real detailed and well colored flying tiger. It is a real piece of art and the history.