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BELL P-63A KINGCOBRA
1943
 
FIGHTER / BOMBER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL P-63A KINGCOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER / BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 APRIL 24, 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 OCTOBER 1943
NUMBER BUILT :
 1,725
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)
LENGTH :
 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
WING AREA :
 248 sq ft (23.04 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 6,375 lbs (3892 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 8,800 lbs (3992 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 10,500 lbs (4763 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-93 Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine, Rated
 
 at 1,325 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon, 4 x .50-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 522 lbs (237 kg)
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 410 mph (660 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7620 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 378 mph (608 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 100 mph (161 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 25,000 ft (7620 m) in 7.3 min
RANGE :
 450 miles (724 km); 2,100 miles (3380 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 43,000 ft (13106 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

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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