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BELL P-39M AIRACOBRA
1942
 
FIGHTER / BOMBER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL P-39M AIRACOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER / BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1942
NUMBER BUILT :
 240
   
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 :
 5,610 lb
WEIGHT LOADED :
 7,500 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 8,400 lb (3810 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-83 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
 
 at 1,200 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 :
 386 mph @ 9,500 ft
CRUISING SPEED :
 200 mph
LANDING SPEED :
 84 mph
CLIMB RATE :
 To 15,000 ft (4577 m) in 4.4 min
RANGE :
 650 miles; 1,545 miles (2486 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 36,000 ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

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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