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BELL YP-59A AIRACOMET
1943
 
FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL YP-59A AIRACOMET
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 AUGUST 18, 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JUNE 1943
NUMBER BUILT :
 13
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
LENGTH :
 38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
WING AREA :
 400 sq ft (37.16 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 7,626 lbs (3459 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 10,532 lbs (4777 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 12,562 lbs (5698 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 2 x General Electric I-16 (J31) Turbojet Engines, Producing 1,650 lb (748 kg) of Thrust
 
 each
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm M4 Cannon, 3 x .50-cal (12.7 mm) Machine Guns in Nose
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 409 mph (658 km/h) @ 35,000 ft (10668 m), 350 mph at Sea Level
CRUISING SPEED :
 314 mph (505 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 80 mph (129 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 2,970 ft/min; To 36,000 ft (10973 m), 20.4 min
RANGE :
 640 miles (1030 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 43,200 ft (13167 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Donald, David, Gordon. American Warplanes of World War II. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1995. ISBN 0-7607-2274-9.

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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