P40 M-N basic specifications.
These two aircraft differed little.
The basis specifications of
the P40 N are, Wing span 37feet 4 in (11.38m), length 33feet 4 in
(10,17m) height 12 feet 4 in (3.76m) wing area 236 sq feet (21.92
m2.)
Powerplant: One Allison V-1710-81 twelve cylinder liquid cooled engine with single speed supercharger rated at 1200 hp for take off and 1125 hp at 17300 feet: The Curtiss electric three bladed constant speed propeller of 11 foot (3.36) diameter. Weight: Max loaded 8,058 lbs (3,655 kg) Normal loaded 7,549 lbs (3,424 kg) empty 5,812 lbs (2,636kg). Perforance speed Max 345 mph (555km/h) at 15,000 feet: Max Cruise 270mph ( 434 km/h): initial climb 2609 ft (820m)/ min: service ceiling 29,500 ft (8,992m).
Armament, my field. six .5 (12.7mm) Browning machine guns harmonizes to a reflector gun sight to a specified "field of fire."with 280 rounds pg (average) specified types of ammunition per gun. one 500 lb carried under fuselage or one 54-50 Lb bomb carried on wing mounted racks.
By Comparison.
The P51D was a far superior aircraft in all
aspects, designed and put into production in 1943
to combat the latest German Fighters it
was first fitted with the latest Allison powerplant the design
never reached its full protential it wasn't until British
engineers fitted this aircraft with the Packard-Merlin V12 that
it became as the Americans claimed the "Cadilac of the
Skies." the demensions of the P51D areWing span 37ft 0.3 in
(11.28 m) length 32ft 3.5in (9.83m) height 12ft 2in (3.71m) Wing
area 240.6 sq ft (22.30 m2)
The powerplant produced a 12 cylinder V-1650-7 Vee liquid cooled rated at 1,490 hp for take off (1,200) 1,565 at 17,250 ft. The four bladed Hamilton Standard constant speed propeller. Max speeds 395 mph (636 km/h) at 5,000 ft, 413 mph (665 km/h) at15,000 ft 433 mph (697km/h) at 30,000 ft. Initial climb time to 20,000 ft 7.3 min to 30,000 12.6 min ceiling hight 41,900 ft (12,771 m).
Armament was 6 Colt Browning harmonizes to a reflector gun sight a specified "field of fire." with 270 rpg: under wing mounting for 10 five inch HVAR and two mountings for two bombs up to 500 lb (227 kg). principles of servicing these armaments varied little.
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