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Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
The Jenny family was developed as a military trainer, with two open cockpits, braced biplane wings and conventional landing gear. Surplus aircraft helped carry flying into civilian life after the war, appearing at displays and offering rides across North America.
Its cockpit belongs to a much earlier era than the touring aircraft that followed. The MSFS documentation also identifies convenience changes to ground steering. Those simulator adaptations are worth making explicit so that an accessible virtual aircraft is not mistaken for a literal reproduction of every original control.
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Letters From a WWI Jenny Pilot
William Crawford Woods, using grandfather Louis Crawford’s letters and journal · February 2014
Curtiss Jenny Time Machine
Tracy · 26 February 2010
A Lady Named Jenny: flight report, page two
Air Progress report from the mid-1970s, republished by its author
Flying Miss Jenny
Mike Collins interviews Dorian Walker · 13 June 2016
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020
The optional EFB includes maintenance and navigation information
iniBuilds lists an EFB with maintenance, moving-map, radio and weather pages. It can be hidden for a cockpit presentation without the tablet.
P-40F v1.0.6 product description, MSFS 2020
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020
The P-40F has a Merlin engine
The developer specifically describes a Merlin-powered P-40F and recordings from an operational example. The Allison-powered aircraft in these pilot accounts are related variants.
iniBuilds P-40F feature list
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020
Removable covers expose different areas of the aircraft
The model includes removable gun-bay covers or baggage compartments depending on the selected variant, alongside a detailed Merlin engine model.
iniBuilds P-40F product features
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss adapted the P-36 design into the P-40, which first flew in 1938. The resulting all-metal fighter-bomber served numerous Allied air forces throughout the Second World War. Production ended in 1944. The P-40F simulation has its own variant identity; family photographs and historical accounts can depict other Warhawks and retain those captions.
Owner report: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Peter Teichman · 27 February 2018
Flying the American Dream
Barry Schiff · 1 October 2019
Checking out in the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk
Howard Cook · 2010 article, describing August 2009 flights
