I'm torn between puchasing the CMP Hellcat or the Hangar 9 P40. I want a nice looking warbird ARF that I can hang my Satio 120 on and that assembles well and flies great. Oh, and yea, I want it for under $250.
Any suggestions??

If you are going to use that 120 I would recommend the Hellcat. You will need to purchase retracts for the Hellcat if you do not want to use the supplied fixed gear. The 120 in the P-40 would require a lot of tail weight. They both fly really well. Here is a picture of my Hellcat. I was waiting for the retracts to arrive. I installed Sierra Percision retracts and they are awesome. This Hellcat flies really nice. The span is about 10" bigger than the P-40 and will weigh about three to four pounds more. I am using a YS 120 in the Hellcat which is a perfect match for this plane.

I'm using the Saito 100 in my H9 P-40 and it's more than enough power. I think the 120 is overkill for the H9 P-40, probably better for the CMP P-40. I'm waiting for CJM to make the 100 degree rotating pneumatics for my P-40 because the stock mech retracts are worthless piece of crap.[&o]

[8D] Wow, that bird is nice! Is that a CMP? Is the wing covering that comes with the CMP Hellcat any good?
How much do those Sierra Retracts cost? Do they come with everything you need?

Yes, that is the CMP Hellcat recovered and repainted. The stock covering and paint is marginal at best. The Sierra retracts with control valve will run you about $285.00. The best retracts that I have ever had.

Go with the CMP P40 , I got one its a really nice plane . howevere you may need a bigger motor but what the hey , this hobby is all about build , fly & buy . it one big cycle of life

Hangar 9 will most definatley fly better because it is lighter and designed more to be a sport plane that looks like a warbird.
CMP planes fly more scale and therefore are trickeir to fly.

Personnaly, I admit the covering job on the cmp is cool and you can add details to it, but in the air I would have to say ultracote looks better.

Remember, it will be a lot easier to repair the hangar 9 arf then a cmp plane...


I say go with the p40 from hangar 9

You do have one more option if you love P40ties the way I do !!! The VQ p40 , tan and green version . Do a search Richard L did an online build on the plane . It has flaps, real thick tail flying surfaces , comes with oleo struts , real nice detail , very good hardware ect .
I was very impressed with the quality of the build , all sheeted surfaces .
Now it fly like a warbird , its heavier then the H9 P40 but I still feel its worth looking at .

My vote goes to the Hellcat. It has a roomier cowl for that 120. It also has a bigger tail and flies easier than the P40. It was a better flying plane in full scale so it just figures. I also believe that repaires made to the CMP version will just make it look more WW and thus more scale. It's all good.

I like the hellcat , probably get one at Christmas , (can you explane repairs??) I assume you mean modifications by the modeler.

My problem with the hellcat vs the P40 is the short nose , I also dont think you can compare flight characteristics unless the same airfoil and scale downed demensions are used as in the real plane , I dont know if that is the case for either plane from CMP . Its a good point but I have to do the math to see how the measure up .

What size prop re you using on that Hellcat?

i bought a cmp f6f where can i order a set of sierra retacts for it and part numbers needed and any building info you can send with photos and any extra material needed
tnks melvin [email protected]

It is a graupner 14x7.