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BELL XP-39B
1939
 
FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
 
     
 
 
DATA
 
 
BELL XP-39B
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 NOVEMBER 25, 1939
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 --
NUMBER BUILT :
 1 (Converted from XP-39)
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
LENGTH :
 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
WING AREA :
 213 sq ft (19.79 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 4,530 lb (2055 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 5,834 lb (2646 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 6,450 lb (2926 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-37 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
 
 at 1,090 hp (No Turbo-Supercharger)
ARMAMENT :
 No Armament Installed
BOMB LOAD :
 NONE
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 375 mph (604 km/h) @ 15,000 ft (4572 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 310 mph (499 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 103 mph (166 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 7.5 min
RANGE :
 600 miles (966 km); 1,400 miles (2253 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 36,000 ft (10976 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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