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BELL XFM-1 AIRACUDA
1937
 
HEAVY FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
  
     
   
 
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BELL XFM-1 AIRACUDA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 HEAVY FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 SEPTEMBER 1, 1937
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 69 ft 10 in (21.29 m)
LENGTH :
 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
HEIGHT :
 13 ft 7 in (1.14 m)
WING AREA :
 684 sq ft (63.54 m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 13,376 lbs (6067 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 --
WEIGHT MAX :
 17,333 lbs (7862 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 2 x 37mm Cannons, 2 x .50-cal Machine Guns, 2 x .30-cal Machine
 
 Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 --
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Allison V-1710-13 liquid-cooled turbosupercharged V-12 Piston
 
 Engines in Pusher Arrangement, Rated at 1,150 hp
CREW :
 5 - Pilot, Copilot/Navigator, Radio Operator/Gunner, and Two Gunners
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 277 mph (446 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6096 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 244 mph (393 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 77 mph (124 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 15,000 ft (4572 m) in 10 min
RANGE :
 800 miles (1287 km); 2,600 miles (4184 km) Max Range
SERVICE CEILING :
 30,500 ft (9296 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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