Part 1: Design, tail group, and fuselage
By Paul Kohlmann ptkohlmann@aol.com Photos by the author except as noted
The P-40C framework basks in the Sonoma County sun.
Several years ago, Derek Micko and I challenged one another to a Fighter Face-Off. This involved each of us designing and building a fighter that had opposed the other in combat. The results of our projects were published as a series of articles in Model Aviation, beginning in the October 2018 issue. You might recall that my choice was a Curtiss P-36, also known as the Hawk 75 when in foreign service.
A number…