Sonoma County CA P-40N update

[Tom Moungovan]

Last Thursday, August 28th, with the help of two friends, owner/restorer Chris Prevost had his Curtiss P-40N towed out of its hangar in Schellville, CA and ran the Allison engine for the first time. The preceeding Saturday, the aircraft was towed out to the gas pump & had fuel in the tanks for the first time. At that point, I knew it was close to the historic day so I came out to the airport every day after until on Thursday afternoon, there was nothing left to check and no more tests to be done.
The engine started readily and ran for about 5 minutes before it was shut down. Some small cooling leaks were fixed, an adjustment made to the carb and it was started and ran again with a short taxi test.
Huge amount of progress on this flying machine since last December when the wing was mated to the fuselage. I feel privileged to have been able to witness the progress on the aircraft.

[TimAPNY]

Any pictures or a serial number of the aircraft? I might have missed it in the Registry.

That is great news that another P-40 is about to take to the air. We look forward to the day you can post that it flew.

Tim

[Tom Moungovan]

Any pictures or a serial number of the aircraft? I might have missed it in the Registry.

That is great news that another P-40 is about to take to the air. We look forward to the day you can post that it flew.

Tim

Tim, it's 2105306

Tom

[hang the expense]

Lots and lots of retract tests.To be sure.

[Tom Moungovan]

I'll add that the Allison was run again on Friday & Saturday. More taxi tests after brake adjustments.

[warbird1]

Isn't this the two seat TP-40 model?

[hang the expense]

Yes it is.I cant wait.

[Warbird Kid]

any pics?

[Tom Moungovan]

any pics?

my apologies...I do not have a scanner at this time although I did get digital movies & slides of the event.
Maybe someday................