The Curtiss XP-42 was a further development of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. Later bred into the Famous P-40 warhawk only one was ever born. And from the start she was never treated with respect. Her partner bred Wahawk cousins got all the fame and she only got a scar down her nacelle simply for having a mind of her own to speak. Being left behind without fuel and a propeller on a remote island in the pacific the unnamed Curtiss Byproduct was repaired and offered a home in the Japanese military. Needing no time at all to think upon it she did and brought along the breeding plans for a new airframe which would have made the p-40 warhawk an interceptor rivaling the Mustang in late war over to the Japanese using a German engine in the new prototypes the Hien Built Tony was a sight to behold. Classified as a traitor she fought alongside the Japanese air force before eventually being shot down by a mustang in the last year of the war. Holding her pistol towards her head she tossed a smirk his way. "Go ahead shoot me what do I have left to loose?" she said with an unfaltering scowl burning into her face.
Specifications:
Length: 28.22ft Width: 37.07ft Height: 20 foot
Speed: 250mph Maximum Range: 830miles Service Ceiling: 7miles 37,198ft Accommodation: 1 Powerplant: 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-31 radial
well, I'd treat her anyways, even though getting shot as a result. I care a lot about women, I like to help them heal and get them back on their feet it makes me feel like I have a purpose.
Hmm...I suppose this is where I offer her amnesty in exchange for any information on aviation developments made by the Japanese and the Germans. Who says planes weren't counted in Operation Paperclip?