The Warhawk’s rudder is prepped for installation (above left). The tailwheel assembly is epoxied into the stab before being joined to the fuse. Note the
Putting the Hanger 9 P-40B through its paces was decidedly enjoyable. I quickly found the recommended low-rates to be too tame for my taste, with the high-rate set- tings being more scale like. The P-40B tracks very well and I felt perfectly comfort- able getting right into low photo passes. De- spite feeling heavy on the ground, the Warhawk flies surprisingly lightly. Stalls were about the only thing not warbird-like with this model in that they were gentle and straight ahead. The Warhawk easily made it through slow banked turns that even I thought might get me into trouble. No nasty snaps here!
The Evolution .52NX pulls the P-40B around with plenty of authority thanks to its 13,000+ rpm peak on an 11–6 prop. I also found the .52NX to have good fuel
counterbalance. The Evolution .52NX gets mounted to the firewall (above right) using the included template to accurately drill the holes for the blind nuts.
economy with 8-minute flights leaving plenty of fuel on reserve. I found the P-40B to perform the usual warbird aerobatics with particular precision; point rolls were clean and slow rolls graceful. On high rates I found all of the surfaces to be nicely re- sponsive and I found myself doing low strafing runs weaving around trees and high weeds! Landing the Hangar 9 P-40B was just as enjoyable as flying it. Although it would have been nice to see flaps on the model it cer- tainly does not need them. Excellent slow speed characteristics mean there is no need to land hot, but like all larger warbirds you still need to “fly it to the ground.” Landing is the one area you will notice the c.g. change with the gear down so you simply need to be mindful that your elevator control will not be
as effective or drastic as with the gear up. If you are making decent approaches though this won’t be an issue. Because the War hawk has a narrow gear track you also need to be careful not to drag a wingtip, especially in crosswinds.
Hangar 9 never ceases to amaze me with their models. Their planes are always of ex- cellent quality and, especially with this P- 40B, like nothing else at my field. The Warhawk looks great on the ground and even better in the air. It certainly isn’t a one or two night ARF, but the end result is a gor- geous warbird that won’t disappoint. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as a first heavy metal flier to someone with a couple of low-wingers under their belt. Now excuse me while the Hangar 9 P-40B Warhawk and I go hunt some Zeros.
PHOTO: JENNIFER ALLAN
Some of the great scale details on Hangar 9’s P-40B include a detailed cockpit with optional pilot figure (left top), awesome looking .30 caliber machine guns (left middle) and a detailed cowl with exhaust stacks and .50 caliber guns (left bottom). The P-40B starts to pull up after a strafing run on some of Rommel’s tanks (above). The Hangar 9 P-40B Warhawkis a phenomenal flier with none of the bad habits usually attributed to heavy metal warbirds.
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