Ptolemy_Soter Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Hello everyone ! I've started this thread to ask you a question. It seems to me that the P 40 E doesn't have a radio mast. It has three radio cabels: one behind the cockpit and one per wing. Is our P 40 a special variant only used in Russia ?
Danziger Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I don't know about the mast but there are several other errors in the model.
sevsterino Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 If you google pictures of P-40E used in Russia as well as by USAAF, you will see both versions with a radio mast and without.
Ptolemy_Soter Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 10:51 PM, sevsterino said: If you google pictures of P-40E used in Russia as well as by USAAF, you will see both versions with a radio mast and without. If you do such a search you have tons of pictures of every P 40 models. Is there a proof of a radio mast on E model ?
1CGS LukeFF Posted April 17, 2018 1CGS Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lendlease/p-40/tapani/p-40e/safonov.htm "The plane of Safonov was provided with a more powerful radio, probably from an Hurricane, and a mast of light color (or unpainted) bended on the right side, well visible on photos." http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lendlease/p-40/tapani/p-40e/79zelenov.htm http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lendlease/p-40/tapani/p-40e/50.htm Edited April 17, 2018 by LukeFF
Ptolemy_Soter Posted April 18, 2018 Author Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) So, as I understand it, this is a field modification installed on at least one Russian P40 E. Do you believe that it will be possible to choose to have the standard P40, as it was delivered through land lease ? As this is just a modification, will it be possible to have it in the hangar and to switch between the standard aircraft and Safonov's ? This is the same for I 16 and Yak 1 (not the Yak 1b). On the Polikarpov figther radio was very rare. Most planes flew without it. On the Yakovlev on five aircraft, only one was fitted with a complete radio systeme. The others had just a receptor and thus no radio mast. The possibility to choose these equipment in the hangar would be nice addition to improve realism. Edited April 18, 2018 by Ptolemy_Soter
1CGS LukeFF Posted April 18, 2018 1CGS Posted April 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Ptolemy_Soter said: So, as I understand it, this is a field modification installed on at least one Russian P40 E. Do you believe that it will be possible to choose to have the standard P40, as it was delivered through land lease ? As this is just a modification, will it be possible to have it in the hangar and to switch between the standard aircraft and Safonov's ? This is the same for I 16 and Yak 1 (not the Yak 1b). On the Polikarpov figther radio was very rare. Most planes flew without it. On the Yakovlev on five aircraft, only one was fitted with a complete radio systeme. The others had just a receptor and thus no radio mast. The possibility to choose these equipment in the hangar would be nice addition to improve realism. At this point, I highly doubt it.
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