Magnificent!!! First look at TFC's Hawk 75

JohnH · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:40 am

Caught up at last on Thursday with the TFC Hawk 75, the French variant of the Curtiss P-36. Always one of my favorites from model building days, the 36 was one of the first airplanes airborne Dec 7. What a thrill to see it, the only flying example and one of only three or four examples in the world. Here are some of my pics. Oh and just in case you don't know, that's Steven Grey in the cockpit and Steve Hinton on the wing pointing.

John

Col. Rohr · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:00 pm **Posts:** 3458

Thanks John,

Great shot of the 2 Curtis together in the Air. Any idea when Stephen is going to bring it across the pond.

Cheers RER

C170BDan · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:45 pm

Awesome... look forward to some air-to-air pics!

That prop looks unique. Is it off some other aircraft type that we would recognize?

John Beyl · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:23 pm

C170BDan wrote:

Awesome... look forward to some air-to-air pics!

That prop looks unique. Is it off some other aircraft type that we would recognize?

Looks like a Curtis Electric P-40 prop to me....

mas · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:42 pm

Magnificent! Thanks for the photos. The ship looks absolutely fantastic, even if it is French. (Just kidding! It should be shown no other way.) The Hawk's paint scheme looks much better than the Tomahawk they did earlier. The was pretty awful.

Robin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:36 pm

Waouuu !

I love this model !
Congratulation !

This plane will be in the flying legends 2005 (UK) ?

Guest · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:18 pm

Superb shots! This is a very nice plane.
Many thanks for the pics!!!!

Greets Andy

Shay · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:58 pm

Very Nice!!! One of my all time favorite aircraft.

Shay

mikato · **Posted:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:35 pm

its a very great day for all the french air spotter

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