{"id":574,"date":"2026-01-03T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/?page_id=574"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:19:46","slug":"curtiss-p-40f-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/curtiss-p-40f-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtiss P-40F-5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1\/5th scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

wingspan 2276 mm (89,6″)
length 2032 mm (80″)
weight appr. tba
engines: tba
min. 6 channel radio (elevator, rudder, gas, aileron, flaps, gear)
building skills: advanced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kit development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The P-40 is probably one of the all-time warbird classics when it comes to USAAF and US Navy fighter aircraft. It flew in almost every theater except Europe, but did not see standard carrier-based operations in the Pacific. To be exact: some P-40 squadrons were transported on carriers and took off for the Mediterranean or Pacific, but they landed on land-based airfields to join operational duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Curtiss P-40 saw plenty of variants and modifications. When I first looked through my books, a few rare versions caught my attention. First, the license-built Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was mentioned for increasing top speed at medium and high altitudes, and for improving climb rates. Then, I noticed the characteristic scoop on the cowling was missing. Some variants even had longer tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I found my favorite version in terms of looks and outline: the F-5. It is obviously a matter of taste, but this variant appealed to me right from the start. I revisited some early sketches I did a long time ago, updated the size and outlines in late 2025 to 1\/5th scale, and took it further in 2026 with my P-40F-5 wood kit design. I hope you like it. It is definitely one of those rare cases where engine mounting and cooling present virtually no challenges for scale modeling purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\/5th scale wingspan 2276 mm (89,6″)length 2032 mm (80″)weight appr. tbaengines: tbamin. 6 channel radio (elevator, rudder, gas, aileron, flaps, gear)building skills: advanced Kit development The P-40 is probably one of the all-time warbird classics when it comes to USAAF and US Navy fighter aircraft. It flew in almost every theater except Europe, but did not …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-574","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","column","twocol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/574\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ck-scaledesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}