Why are there shark teeth on a seaplane? We love the Curtis P40 Warhawk and modeled our seaplane business around the P40 nose art.
The most famous plane with teeth is the Curtis P40 Warhawk. The teeth were painted on the P40 airplanes used by the First Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force in 1941-1924, called Flying Tigers.
The Flying Tigers were a group of American volunteers with the mission of defending China against Japanese forces. The shark-faced nose art of the P40 is arguably the most recognized nose art of WWII. We have used shark teeth of the Flying Tigers plane as inspiration for our seaplane.
With regards to our seaplane, the teeth provide good marketing as the seaplane is distinctive and memorable. Learn more about our seaplane, the Cessna 185 Amphibious “Shark”.
P40 Flying Tiger Side View
P40 Flying Tiger Front View
P40 Flying Tiger Closeup