Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
1938 fighter aircraft family
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Summary
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,676 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Operator: United States Air Force[4], Royal Air Force[5], Royal Australian Air Force[6], Soviet Air Forces[7]
- Based on: Curtiss P-36 Hawk[8]
- Manufacturer: Curtiss-Wright[9]
- Subclass of: fighter monoplane with 1 engine[10], land-based fighter monoplane[11]
- Has use: air superiority fighter[12]
- Commons category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk[13]
- Powered by: V-1710[14]
- Has part(s): P-40B Warhawk[15], P-40C Warhawk[16], P-40E Warhawk[17], P-40F Warhawk[18], P-40K Warhawk[19], P-40M Warhawk[20], Curtiss P-40N Warhawk[21]
- First flight: October 14, 1938[22]
- Service entry: 1938[23]
- Service retirement: 1958[24]
- Military designation: P-40[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk[26]
- Commons gallery: P-40 Warhawk[27]
- Total produced: 13,738[28]
- Depicted by: Flying Legends[29]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[30], Flying Legends[31]
- Wing configuration: low wing[32]
- Length: 9.66 m[33]
- Height: 3.76 m[34]
- Wingspan: 11.38 m[35]
- Vehicle range: 1100 km[36]
- Wing area: 21.92 m²[37]
- Cruise speed: 435 kilometre per hour[38]
Why It Matters
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]