The XP-40Q Warhawk, the last of the p40's
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Some photos and imfomation on the XP40Q Warhawk:

http://kits.kitreview.com/amtechechxp40qpreview_1.htm

http://www.aero-web.org/images/scaled/aec01830.jpg

http://kits.kitreview.com/planet104reviewse_1.htm

http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/xp-40q_version.htm

http://www.p40warhawk.com/Variants/P-40Q.htm

http://www.aero-web.org/database/aircra ... m?id=16071

http://www.aero-web.org/database/aircra ... m?id=16068

http://www.aero-web.org/database/aircra ... m?id=16069


XP-40Q has a 4-bladed prop, cut-down rear fuselage and bubble canopy, supercharger, squared-off wingtips and tail surfaces, and improved engine with two-speed supercharger was tested, but its performance was not enough of an improvement to merit production when compared to the contemporary late model P-47Ds and P-51Ds pouring off production lines. The XP-40Q was, however, the fastest of the P-40 series with a top speed of 422 mph (679 km/h) as a result of the introduction of a high-altitude supercharger gear. (No P-40 model with a single-speed supercharger could even approach 400 mph (640 km/h)) With the end of hostilities in Europe, the P-40 came to the end of its front line service.

GY :wink:
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It was an interesting development, but much like the XF6F-6, it's performance improvement was not enough and it would never have entered production.
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