I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the raised feature circled in the photo below was for? I had thought it was some sort of link collector, but as you can see there are seperate link and cartridge ejector chutes further forward.
It’s a feature that only seems to appear on later P40’s (P40N’s certainly, and perhaps some M’s), and I’m wondering what it could be.
The pic below is a crop of a photo of the famous Walnut Ridge P40 disposal site.
By: Ant.H - 24th December 2012 at 17:04
Thanks CK, that clears that one up. Funny how you can look at something for years and not notice certain features…
By: coldkiwi1 - 23rd December 2012 at 22:12
The bulge is for clearance on the rear part of the gun breech/receiver. It is on all models from the P40D to P40N. There are quite a few restored P-40 aircraft with no guns installed that have had a flat gun access panel installed with no bulge.
The bulge is not as pronounced as it seems in the photo above – the oil staining probably accentuates it.
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December 23, 2012 at 5:44 pm