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BELL XP-39E (MODEL 23)
1942
 
FIGHTER / BOMBER - PROTOTYPE
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL XP-39E (MODEL 23)
(XP-63 PROTOTYPE) 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER / BOMBER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 FEBRUARY 26, 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1942
NUMBER BUILT :
 3
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
LENGTH :
 31 ft 11 in (9.73 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
WING AREA :
 236 sq ft (21.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 6,936 lb (3146 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 8,200 lb (3720 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 8,918 lb (4045 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-47 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
 
 at 1,325 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon, 6 x .50-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 500 lbs (227 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 386 mph (621 km/h) @ 21,680 ft (6608 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 205 mph (330 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 88 mph (142 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 9.3 min
RANGE :
 500 miles (805 km); 800 miles (1287 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 35,200 ft (10729 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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