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BELL P-39D (MODEL 15)

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	FIGHTER / BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :	BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :	1941
SERVICE DELIVERY :	1941
NUMBER BUILT :	60

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
LENGTH :	30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
HEIGHT :	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
WING AREA :	213 sq ft (19.79 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :	5,462 lb (2478 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :	7,500 lb (3402 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :	8,200 lb (3720 kg)
POWER PLANT :	1 x Allison V-1710-35 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
	at 1,150 hp
ARMAMENT :	1 x 37mm Cannon, 2 x .50-cal Machine Guns, 4 x .30-cal Machine
	Guns
BOMB LOAD :	500 lbs (227 kg) of Bombs
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	368 mph (592 km/h) @ 12,000 ft (3658 m)
CRUISING SPEED :	213 mph (343 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :	82 mph (132 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :	To 15,000 ft (4577 m) in 5.7 min
RANGE :	800 miles (1287 km); 1,545 miles (2486 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :	32,100 ft (9784 m)

	REFERENCES
	Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II, New York: Prentice Hall Press. 1988. ISBN 0-13-450454-2. Gunston, Bill. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War II, New Jersey:Crescent Books, 1992. ISBN 0-517-67964-7. Taylor, Michael J.H. JANE'S American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century, New York: Mallard Press, 1991. ISBN 0-7924-5627-0. 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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