How to Fly the Curtiss P-40 - Ways of the War Hawk 1944 Color

The Flying Tiger's shark mouthed P-40 is one of the most iconic aircraft of World War 2. Watch the film used to train P-40 pilots, produced by P-40 manufacturer Curtiss Wright, in rare World War 2 color in this new HD restoration. Claire Chenault's Flying Tiger's deadly weapon in China, the P-40 was the Army Air Corp's main front line fighter at the outbreak of the War. Not as agile as a Japanese Zero, the P-40 made up for that with speed, especially in a dive, and firepower. This rugged plane served the Allies around the world , from the deserts of North Africa to the jungles of SE Asia.
The aircraft featured in this film is a P-40F, which were powered by Packard built Merlins for better high altitude performance. Other P-40 versions were powered by Allison engines.P-40s supplied to Commonwealth countries were known as 'Kittyhawks."
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[@taofledermaus]

It's surprising (to me) that they used Celsius instead of Fahrenheit at this time in American aircraft.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, The Airframes had perhaps been built to fill French, Dutch, or Belgian Contracts. The RAF recieved lots of Curtis P-40s which not only featured instruments reading in Napoleonic Revolutionary Metric...; but also they were equipped with French Throttle "Controls" which operate BACKWARDS...., pull the Handle out for Full Power and push it in, to achieve Idle. Frog-Eating apparently significantly peturbs, and perverts, one's Worldview (?) ! Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@6thmichcav262]

Having a Rolls Royce engine in this model probably didn’t hurt?

[@MyFabian94]

@@6thmichcav262 Celsius was also used on the Allison powered Models. The Instrumentation remained essentially the same, in order not to confuse the Allied Pilots. The Merlin P-40s also use inches of Mercury instead of lb/sq.ft.

[@briansmithwins]

I'm remembering seeing C used on other American air cools engine instruments too

[@lifesahobby]

Thanks

[@vincemokry9643]

At the end of the film, the instructor made a comment about the planes and pilots protecting democracy and the flag. Interesting that little tidbit was edit out in this version...

[@mikearakelian6368]

Too many gizmos on prop operation...wouldn't want to fly this one...