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Title: P-40 Plans
Post by: t michael jennings on August 21, 2007, 02:01:16 PM

My next building project will likely be a Curtiss P-40.  I am looking for a set of plans that meets the following criteria;

     1.  Curtiss P-40 Standoff Scale,
     2.  Profile fuselage,
     3.  Wingspan approximate 51 inches,
     4.  Engines Size 40,
     5.  Will fly the PA pattern,
     6.  Meets the requirements for Classic Stunt.

Any suggestions?

t michael jennings

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Thomas Wilk on August 21, 2007, 04:55:47 PM

Plane                            magazine                span     area      engine    plan #     designer
P-40 Kittyhawk stunter * 1974 AMe Dec p660 *   54.00 *598.75 *.35-.45 *CL-1240 *Draper, Bill
P-40 Warhawk stunter *1972 FM Jun p36 *56.00 *593.70 *.35-.40 *CF265 *Simons, Bill
P-40 Warhawk stunter *1963 AM Mr-Ap p36 *52.00 *565.00 *.35 *463 *Parrott, Chuck W.
P-40E Kittyhawk *1963 AM Annl p9   38.00 *250.00 *.59 *Musciano, Walt A.
P-40K Warhawk *1999 MA Aug p52   59.00 *700.00 *.60 *879 *Johnston, Pat

Tom Wilk

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: t michael jennings on August 22, 2007, 07:13:34 PM

Mr. Wilk,

Where can I purchase this P-40 profile Plans?

P-40 Warhawk stunter *1963 AM Mr-Ap p36 *52.00 *565.00 *.35 *463 *Parrott, Chuck W.

Thanks,

t michael jennings

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Thomas Wilk on August 22, 2007, 07:32:47 PM

try AMA for the full size plans.  send me your email address and i'll send a scan of the magazine article.  print the plans page.  compute the % (ie 300%) that will then be full size.  i go to a Kinkos or Office Max to get the drawing printed full size.

Tom Wilk
tawilk36@cpinternet.com

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Wynn Robins on August 22, 2007, 11:50:33 PM

I have plenty of P-40 plans that would meet all but tht profile criteria above - the Parrot P-40 is not profile BTW

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Bill Little on August 23, 2007, 12:23:37 PM

Quote from: Wynn Robins on August 22, 2007, 11:50:33 PM

I have plenty of P-40 plans that would meet all but tht profile criteria above - the Parrot P-40 is not profile BTW

I do not *THINK* any of those are Profiles, actually.  BUT, you can always build a profile from "built up" plans! y1 ;D

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: L0U CRANE on August 25, 2007, 12:53:52 PM

T Michael,

The list of criteria makes it a difficult pursuit.

The list Tom Wilk gave is all built-up body models. To be eligible for Classic, changing a built-up body to a profile isn't allowed, UNLESS you can prove someone did that before 1970 - e.g., dated photo, picture in a dated magazine edition or mention in an article in a magazine from the era.

I don't know how easy it would be to find plans, but I think there was a suitable British P-40 profile in T Elmore's collection on-line:

http://www.the.elmores.btinternet.co.uk/articles/_cat001.html

This, if I recall correctly, was about the size of the Vince Micchia designed MidWest profile P-39 and P-51 and Me-109 of te 1970s. Around 400+ sq in, .35 to .40 kits.

Luck!

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Bill Little on August 28, 2007, 08:27:08 AM

Midwest Kitted the P-40 in (at least) their 48" wingspan series.  The plans from the kit are full size (since the wing is constant chord!) and available from Tom Dixon, and probably others.  Same airfoil as best I can tell as the Mustang, ME-109, P-63, Skyraider, etc..

Title: Re: P-40 Plans
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on September 11, 2007, 11:19:08 PM

Don Hutchinsons, profile P-40s meet all your requirements except "Classic". They are  moderns designs, and Don's Profiles all fly great. Get your plans direct from Don. dhutch2@sbcglobal.net