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BELL YP-39 (MODEL 12)
1940
 
FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL YP-39 (MODEL 12)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - SERVICE TEST AIRCRAFT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 SEPTEMBER 13, 1940
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 SEPTEMBER 1940
NUMBER BUILT :
 12
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
LENGTH :
 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
WING AREA :
 213 sq ft (19.79 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 5,042 lb (2287 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 7,000 lb (3175 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 7,235 lb (3282 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-37 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
 
 at 1,090 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon, 2 x .50-cal Machine Guns, 2 x .30-cal Machine
 
 Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 NONE
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 368 mph (592 km/h) @ 13,600 ft (4145 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 257 mph (414 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 80 mph (129 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 7.3 min
RANGE :
 600 miles (966 km); 1,000 miles (1609 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 33,300 ft (10150 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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