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BELL YFM-1B AIRACUDA
1939
 
HEAVY FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
  
     
   
 
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BELL YFM-1B AIRACUDA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 HEAVY FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 SEPTEMBER 28, 1939
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JUNE 1940
NUMBER BUILT :
 2
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
LENGTH :
 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
WING AREA :
 600 sq ft (55.74 m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 13,674 lbs (6203 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 18,373 lbs (8334 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 19,000 lbs (8618 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 2 x 37mm Cannons, 4 x .30-cal Machine Guns, 2 x .50-cal Machine
 
 Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 600 lbs (272 kg) of Bombs
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Allison V-1710-41 liquid-cooled turbosupercharged V-12 Piston
 
 Engines in Pusher Arrangement, Rated at 1,090 hp
CREW :
 5 - Pilot, Copilot/Navigator, Radio Operator/Gunner, and Two Gunners
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 268 mph (431 km/h) at 12,600 ft (3840 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 240 mph (386 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 77 mph (124 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 15,000 ft (4572 m) in 10.6 min; To 1,520 ft (463) in 1 min
RANGE :
 650 miles (1046 km); 1,675 miles (2696 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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