Historical P-40C Tomahawk
| P-40C Tomahawk | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Historical Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Production completed |
| Developed from | Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk |
The Historical P-40C Tomahawk is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Historical Aircraft Corporation of Nucla, Colorado. The aircraft is a 62.5% scale replica of the original Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a framed aircraft canopy, retractable conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing covered in a shell of polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Its 24.50 ft (7.5 m) span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m2). The cockpit width is 21 in (53 cm). The standard engine used is the 230 hp (172 kW) Ford Motor Company V-6 automotive conversion powerplant.[1]
The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,347 lb (611 kg) and a gross weight of 1,938 lb (879 kg), giving a useful load of 591 lb (268 kg). With full fuel of 42 U.S. gallons (160 L; 35 imp gal) the payload for pilot and baggage is 339 lb (154 kg).[1]
The aircraft has fairly lengthy runway requirements with a standard day sea level take-off distance of 1,200 ft (366 m) and a landing distance of 1,500 ft (457 m).[1]
The kit included prefabricated assemblies, the engine and scale fixed pitch propeller, instruments, avionics and even paint. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 2000 hours.[1]
Specifications (P-40C)
Data from AeroCrafter[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 21.27 ft (6.48 m)
- Wingspan: 24.50 ft (7.47 m)
- Wing area: 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,347 lb (611 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,938 lb (879 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 42 U.S. gallons (160 L; 35 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ford Motor Company V-6 four stroke automotive conversion powerplant, 230 hp (170 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed fixed pitch composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h; 217 kn)
- Cruise speed: 224 mph (195 kn; 360 km/h)
- Stall speed: 61 mph (53 kn; 98 km/h) flaps and gear down
- Range: 650 mi (565 nmi; 1,046 km)
- Service ceiling: 27,250 ft (8,306 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,365 ft/min (12.01 m/s)
- Wing loading: 19.38 lb/sq ft (94.6 kg/m2)