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Curtiss P-36 Hawk: Hero Plane of Pearl Harbor?
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Randall Wilson
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Thanks for the terrific article, Tom! I had thought I was pretty informed about WWII fighters, but I had never heard of the Hawk. Good read.
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Talyn
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The P-36 later evolved into the XP-37 and XP-40 with both having the cockpit move rearward and the Allison V-1710 inline installed.
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One of the XP-40, the prototype of the famous Curtiss P-40 was converted from a P-36A.
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XP-40...................................................................early P-40
The P-40 also evolved into the P-40N, and it's last form, the XP-40Q.
XP-40Q
The Curtiss XP-40Q Warhawk was a 1943–1944 experimental development program aimed at upgrading the P-40 to match newer fighters, featuring a two-stage supercharged Allison V-1710 engine, bubble canopy, and clipped wings. Although reaching speeds over 420 mph, the three prototypes arrived too late to enter production over superior types like the P-51.
They got a lot of mileage out of the P-36.
Curtiss YP-37 - Wikipedia
One of the XP-40, the prototype of the famous Curtiss P-40 was converted from a P-36A.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk - Wikipedia
XP-40...................................................................early P-40
The P-40 also evolved into the P-40N, and it's last form, the XP-40Q.
XP-40Q
The Curtiss XP-40Q Warhawk was a 1943–1944 experimental development program aimed at upgrading the P-40 to match newer fighters, featuring a two-stage supercharged Allison V-1710 engine, bubble canopy, and clipped wings. Although reaching speeds over 420 mph, the three prototypes arrived too late to enter production over superior types like the P-51.
They got a lot of mileage out of the P-36.
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