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Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Beefcake on April 30, 2002, 03:36:21 PM
WHHHHAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!


~hyperventalites~

~passes out~



(check news :) )
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gwjr2 on April 30, 2002, 03:38:59 PM
ITs HERE :D :D (http://www.hitechcreations.com/superfly/p40e.jpg)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: 8ball on April 30, 2002, 03:39:46 PM
Does this mean that you all will finally stop whining?
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gwjr2 on April 30, 2002, 03:41:19 PM
NOPE :D  :p
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tac on April 30, 2002, 03:49:22 PM
YEAH BABY! SUPAHFLY IS OUR DADDY!

Errmm.. where's the shark teeth? *gasp* :) :D :D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Sabre on April 30, 2002, 03:54:10 PM
:D:D:D Oooooohhhhh Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dago on April 30, 2002, 03:54:11 PM
Geez, dont tell Popeye, he will get all excited and forget to breath.  :)

dago
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: AKDejaVu on April 30, 2002, 03:54:42 PM
My ride is arriving.  All is well with the universe.

Thankyou HTC.

AKDejaVu
Title: Just one thing.......
Post by: boxboy28 on April 30, 2002, 03:56:57 PM
It needs to have the flying tigers mouth on the front! that classic wide open mouth with the teeth flairing!!!


box
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mitsu on April 30, 2002, 03:56:58 PM
That's really nice addition for PAW!

Good Job Superfly!!! :)

-Mitsu

P.S
Time to get some IJAAF planes? :D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: popeye on April 30, 2002, 04:01:47 PM
P-40 AND the FM2!

Now, where's that "for bribes" link?  HTC gonna be drinking on my dollar.   :)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: funkedup on April 30, 2002, 04:06:38 PM
Mmmmmmmmmm fresh meat.

SNIFF SNIFF
Do I smell an Oscar and a Tojo coming?
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mitsu on April 30, 2002, 04:13:51 PM
Hmmm...

Ki-43 vs P-40E
Ki-44 vs P-40E
Ki-61-I-a vs P-40E...

I want to play it! :)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: F4UDOA on April 30, 2002, 04:14:22 PM
I had a dream we got the Ki-84.

;)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mitsu on April 30, 2002, 04:15:11 PM
Oops! I didn't know that funked posted it!

"Show me the Shoki!" ;)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mitsu on April 30, 2002, 04:17:21 PM
Well, I'm really happy that HTC prepares PAW plane sets... :)

Go ahead! HTC.

-Mitsu

P.S
I expect HTC releases new nice PAW map for v1.10.. ;)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Animal on April 30, 2002, 04:34:58 PM
There is something different with that picture; the lighting and the pilot. Its also smoother.

Either SUPAH's skills have improved a lot, or AH is getting a facelift..

I hope the latter.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wlfgng on April 30, 2002, 05:10:37 PM
noticed that too... hmmm..

not sure I can spare the whiskey for a bribe tho...
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: aztec on April 30, 2002, 05:13:16 PM
Yeeehaw, a Ki-43 to counter and I'll be a very happy boy.:D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: cajun on April 30, 2002, 05:17:22 PM
woo hooo :) time for a biwinger now!!!:D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Otto on April 30, 2002, 05:23:05 PM
The P-40 was the smoothest plane in WarBirds.  A great gun platform.   I hope it will be the same here.....
Title: Re: Just one thing.......
Post by: akak on April 30, 2002, 05:23:43 PM
Quote
Originally posted by boxboy28
It needs to have the flying tigers mouth on the front! that classic wide open mouth with the teeth flairing!!!


box



The real Flying Tigers AVG also had Nationalist Chinese insignias instead of the US star.


ack-ack
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: ZeroPing on April 30, 2002, 05:24:03 PM
WHOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWW WWWWWWHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

...
Title: Before anyone asks....
Post by: weazel on April 30, 2002, 05:35:46 PM
Arizona

Piloted by:  Major Sydney S. Woods, 9th FS 1943

Superfly, it should have KIP painted on the tail.
;)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Virage on April 30, 2002, 05:38:31 PM
Now I want to c nothing but P40's being flown by you guys!
Title: Like this one.
Post by: weazel on April 30, 2002, 05:39:57 PM
:D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: eskimo2 on April 30, 2002, 06:24:41 PM
I just came...

eskimo
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: rosco on April 30, 2002, 06:26:08 PM
Is that Ben Aflic in the cockpit?
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nifty on April 30, 2002, 06:44:59 PM
No Flying Tigers version?  No tiger mouth goodness???

who cares???  P-40!!!  :D :D :D  I might have something else to fly other than my Spit I now!  

and DjV, I thought you were all ready for the Wildcat.  :p  Make up yer mind!  lol
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: AKDejaVu on April 30, 2002, 07:07:28 PM
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Originally posted by Nifty
and DjV, I thought you were all ready for the Wildcat.  :p  Make up yer mind!  lol
Umm... I refer you to this thread (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51686) and my reply:

Now: F6F-5
Next release: F4F-4
In the Future: P-40

I was planning on flying the F4F-4 until the P-40 came out.  That will not happen for obvious reasons.  I've said it for some time now... I'll fly the P-40 exclusively when it comes out.

Most of the rest are just posers.;)

AKDejaVu
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: streakeagle on April 30, 2002, 07:26:31 PM
It's not a P-40B in AVG markings, but the P-40E is an awesome addition. Good job Superfly, I am looking forward to flying it.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: J_A_B on April 30, 2002, 07:27:07 PM
An earlier P-40 would be a better fit for the AVG markings.  Only about 30 Kittyhawks were used by the AVG, as opposed to roughly 100 Tomahawks.  

J_A_B
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: CDR Akira on April 30, 2002, 07:28:21 PM
P-40/e Kittyhawk
ooooohhhhhhh yyyeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!!!!

ahem I think the battleships should be able to launch airplanes ie. swordfish and other aircraft

VOTE PBY-a for AH

thats probably an illusion
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: NUTTZ on April 30, 2002, 07:45:04 PM
NICE! VERY VERY NICE!!

NUTTZ
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Skuzzy on April 30, 2002, 07:50:07 PM
Guys, I want you to pay attention to something and go look at other 3D planes.  Look at where the wing joins the fuselage.  Notice how smooth the lighting transition is.

Damn nice work Super.  Screenies I have seen from other games do not transition nearly as well as what you have done here.  A really beautiful piece of work.  And a big salute on that cockpit glass.  Nice touches.  Very nice.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: mora on April 30, 2002, 07:54:05 PM
Im so happy for you all:) :) :)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: brady on April 30, 2002, 07:59:13 PM
What Mitsu said:)
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on April 30, 2002, 11:10:26 PM
look at the propellor hub
nice:)

i imagine what a redone p38 would look like
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Animal on April 30, 2002, 11:12:06 PM
Quote
Originally posted by BUG_EAF322
look at the propellor hub
nice:)

i imagine what a redone p38 would look like


Yeah. Frankly, our P-38L in AH is already starting to look like crap.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tac on April 30, 2002, 11:35:01 PM
notice the much improved cloud fx? daddy like.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Vulcan on May 01, 2002, 04:13:44 AM
Still doesn't make up for the inflatable-doll-gone-wrong pilot :)



Quote
Originally posted by Skuzzy
Guys, I want you to pay attention to something and go look at other 3D planes.  Look at where the wing joins the fuselage.  Notice how smooth the lighting transition is.

Damn nice work Super.  Screenies I have seen from other games do not transition nearly as well as what you have done here.  A really beautiful piece of work.  And a big salute on that cockpit glass.  Nice touches.  Very nice.
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: -tronski- on May 01, 2002, 04:18:13 AM
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Skyrats/files/RNZAF%20P-40.jpg)
RNZAF P-40E

(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Skyrats/files/teeth.jpg)
The buisness end (Carrots pic. from WOW'02)

 Tronski
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Hajo on May 01, 2002, 06:50:01 AM
Not only Tigers' mouth but there was a P40 squadron known as the flying skulls.  They had the skull painted in the same position on the aircraft, the lower portion of the jaw being the oil cooler and carbourator intake.  That looked great also!
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Octavius on May 01, 2002, 11:01:48 AM
Anyone have a good site with P40E specs?  

This one (http://www.accessweb.com/users/mconstab/kitty.htm) says a P40F "Kittyhawk II" had 6 .50 caliber guns mounted on the wings and cowl guns removed.  What are the major diffs between the E and F models?
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: J_A_B on May 01, 2002, 11:52:40 AM
The "F" has a merlin engine and shorter range (fuel reduced to save weight).   It really didn't perform all that much better.

J_A_B
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Sikboy on May 01, 2002, 11:57:24 AM
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Originally posted by -tronski-
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Skyrats/files/RNZAF%20P-40.jpg)
RNZAF P-40E


I remember a story about fighting near Rabul in Aces against Japan (I think) where some US pilots reported engaging "Zero's with Blue Markings" And it was believed that they engaged Kiwis in P-40s... Thanks for the Pic, it completes my mental image :)

-Sikboy
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: SlapShot on May 01, 2002, 12:02:32 PM
http://www.ophetweb.nl/ww2w/ww2htmls/curtp40.html

Curtiss P-40D Warhawk

The availability of the Allison V-1710-39 (F3R) enabled the designers of Curtiss to improve their model 81 (P-40). Although rated the same (at 1,150 hp, 857 kW) it maintained this rating into higher altitudes, and for an emergency rating of 1,470 hp (1095 kW). The guns in the nose had to be removed, and the placement of the caburetor inlet and radiator could be improved. Also a redesigned rear fuselage improved the field of vision for the pilot. The surviving aircraft were redesignated RP-40D in 1943
Number built: 23  

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

This version was identical to the P-40D, but had 6 × 0.50 inch (12,7mm) guns wing mounted
Number built: 870
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Hammerhead on May 01, 2002, 12:57:50 PM
The Warhawks are coming HOORAY! HOORAY!
The Warhawks are coming HOORAY! HOORAY!
The Warhawks are coming HOORAY! HOORAY!...........:D :D :D
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gorf on May 01, 2002, 07:32:45 PM
:D

Warhawk!!!!

Warhawk!!!!

Warhawk!!!
Title: Wwwwwwhooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo P40e!!!!!!!!
Post by: -tronski- on May 02, 2002, 03:40:39 AM
Quote
Originally posted by SlapShot
http://www.ophetweb.nl/ww2w/ww2htmls/curtp40.html

Curtiss P-40D Warhawk

The availability of the Allison V-1710-39 (F3R) enabled the designers of Curtiss to improve their model 81 (P-40). Although rated the same (at 1,150 hp, 857 kW) it maintained this rating into higher altitudes, and for an emergency rating of 1,470 hp (1095 kW). The guns in the nose had to be removed, and the placement of the caburetor inlet and radiator could be improved. Also a redesigned rear fuselage improved the field of vision for the pilot. The surviving aircraft were redesignated RP-40D in 1943
Number built: 23  

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

This version was identical to the P-40D, but had 6 × 0.50 inch (12,7mm) guns wing mounted
Number built: 870


According  to "The Spitfire, Mustang, and Kittyhawk in Australian Service" by Stewart Wilson 1988 (page 136-137), it lists total P-40E-1/Kittyhawk 1A production as 1,500 with 820 delivered to the USAAF. It would be interesting to find the actual total.

Quote
Anyone have a good site with P40E specs? This one  says a P40F "Kittyhawk II" had 6 .50 caliber guns mounted on the wings and cowl guns removed. What are the major diffs between the E and F models?


The P-40F (Kittyhawk II)had a Packard Merlin V-1650-1 producing 1,300hp for takeoff, and able to sustain 1,120hp at 18,500 a substanial improvement over the Allison engined models (at that point) Max speed remained about the same as the P-40E, but time to height was substantially reduced. Internal fuel was increased slighty to 131imp gallons/595 litres (plus provision for increased external belly tanks including a 144 gallon/655 litre unit). The incorporation of a small dorsal fin, and a rear fuselage lengthened by 19in/48cm under the tail plane. The fin and rudder moved aft to counter a violent swing on takeoff and a general instability.

Curtis P-40E-1 Kittyhawk 1A (Curtis Model 87A-3)

Powerplant: 1 x Allison v-1710-39 12 cylinder liquid cooled engine rated at 1,150hp for t/o, and at 11,700ft; Curtis electric 3 bladed constant-speed propeller of 11ft 0in/3.36m diameter; internal fuel capacity 124imp gal/564 litres, provision for 1x43imp gal/197 lt drop tank
Dimensions: Wing span 37ft 3.5in/11.37m; length 31ft 9in/9.68m; height 12ft 4in/3.76m; wing area 236sq ft/21.92m2
Armament: Six 0.50in/12.7mm Colt-Browning machine guns with 281rpg (average); provision for 1 x 500lb/227kg Bomb under fuselage
Performance: Max Speed 335mph/539kmph at 5,000ft, 362mph/582kmph at 15,000ft; max cruise 296mph/476kmph at 5,000ft, 312mph/502kmph at 15,000ft; intial climb 2,050ft/625m per min; time to 20,000ft 13.0min; service ceiling 29,000ft/8,8399m; range with internal fuel 670mls/1,078km, with drop tank 900mls/1,448km

 Tronsky