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	BELL XFL-1 AIRABONITA	1939
	CARRIER BASED FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE

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BELL XFL-1 AIRABONITA

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	CARRIER BASED FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :	BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :	MAY 13, 1940
SERVICE DELIVERY :	--
NUMBER BUILT :	1

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
LENGTH :	29 ft 9-1/8 in (9.07 m)
HEIGHT :	12 ft 9-1/2 in (3.90 m)
WING AREA :	232 sq ft (21.55 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :	5,161 lb (2341 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :	6,651 lb (3017 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :	7,212 lb (3271 kg)
POWER PLANT :	1 x Allison XV-1710-6 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
	at 1,150 hp
ARMAMENT :	1 x 37mm Cannon Firing Through Propeller Hub,
	2 x Synchronised .30-cal. Machine Guns in Nose, or
	1 x .50-cal. Machine Gun and 2 x .30-cal. Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :	NONE
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	338 mph (544 km/h) @ 11,000 ft (3353 m)
CRUISING SPEED :	172 mph (277 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :	72 mph (116 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :	To 10,000 ft (3048 m) in 3.8 min; 2,630 ft/min (802 m/min)
RANGE :	965 miles (1553 km); 1,072 miles (1725 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :	30,900 ft (9418 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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