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BELL XP-39 (MODEL 11)

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :	BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :	APRIL 6, 1938
SERVICE DELIVERY :	--
NUMBER BUILT :	1

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
LENGTH :	28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
HEIGHT :	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
WING AREA :	200 sq ft (18.58 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :	3,995 lb (1812 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :	5,550 lb (2517 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :	6,204 lb (2814 kg)
POWER PLANT :	1 x Allison V-1710-17 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Turbo-Supercharged
	Piston Engine, Rated at 1,150 hp
ARMAMENT :	Proposed - 2 x .50-cal Machine Guns in Nose, Plus 1 x 25mm Cannon
	Firing Through Propeller Hub
BOMB LOAD :	NONE
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	390 mph (628 km/h) @ 20,000 ft (6096 m)
CRUISING SPEED :	325 mph (523 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :	80 mph (129 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :	To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 5 min
RANGE :	390 miles (628 km)
SERVICE CEILING :	32,000 ft (9574 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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