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BELL P-39Q AIRACOBRA
1943
 
FIGHTER / BOMBER
 
 
 
DATA
 
 
BELL P-39Q AIRACOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER / BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 MAY 1943
NUMBER BUILT :
 4,905
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 34 ft 0 in (10.37 m)
LENGTH :
 30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
WING AREA :
 213 sq ft (19.79 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 5,645 lbs (2561 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 7,700 lbs (3493 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 8,300 lbs (3765 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-85 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine,
 
 Producing 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon Firing Through Propeller Hub,
 
 4 x .50-cal. Machine Guns,
BOMB LOAD :
 500 lbs. of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 385 mph (62 km/h) @ 15,000 ft (4572 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 200 mph (322 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 88 mph (142 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 15,000 ft (4572) in 4.5 min
RANGE :
 650 miles (1046 km); 1,250 miles (2012 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 35,000 ft (10,668 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, New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

 
 
     
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