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BELL P-63D KINGCOBRA
1944
 
CLOSE SUPPORT FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL P-63D KINGCOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CLOSE SUPPORT FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1945
NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
LENGTH :
 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
WING AREA :
 255 sq ft (23.69 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 7,076 lbs (3210 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 8,740 lbs (3964 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 11,100 lbs (5035 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-109 Water injected Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston
 
 Engine, Rated at 1,425 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon, 4 x .50-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 NONE
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 437 mph (703 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9144 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 188 mph (303 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 91 mph (146 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 28,000 ft (8534 m) in 11.2 min
RANGE :
 950 miles (1529 km); 2,000 miles (3219 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 39,600 ft (11887 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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