P-39 Airacobra

Proiectat de
P-39 Airacobra


P-39Q-1BE 42-19447, Saga Boy II al Lt. Col. Edwin S. Chickering, CO 357th Fighter Group, iulie 1943
Tip	Avion de vânătoare
Țară de origine	SUA
Constructor	Bell Aircraft
Zbor inaugural	6 aprilie 1938
Introdus	1941
Retras	da
Nr. av. fabricate	9.584
Preț	50.666 USD (în 1944)
Echipaj	1 persoană
Lungime	9,23m
Anvergura aripilor	10,35 m
Înălțime	3,63 m
Greutate structură	2550kg
Greutate maximă de decolare	3.800 kg
Propulsie	1 × Allison V-1710-85 răcit cu lichid, V-12, 1.200 CP (895 kW) pt. (P-39Q)
Putere	895 kW (1.200 CP)
Viteză maximă	605 km/h (376 mph) (Viteza în picaj: 525 mph)
Viteză de ascensiune	19 m/s
Încărcare alară	169 kg/m²
Plafon de zbor	10 700 m
Autonomie de zbor
Armament	4 x mitraliere 7,62mm sau 2 buc.mitraliere 12,7mm (cal. .50) 1 buc. tun automat de 37 mm 1 buc. bombă max 226 kg
Variante	Bell XFL Airabonita Bell P-63 Kingcobra

Bell P-39 Airacobra trăgând noaptea cu toate armele

Bell P-39 Airacobra a fost unul din principalele avioane de vânătoare în serviciu atunci când Statele Unite ale Americii a intrat în cel de Al Doilea Război Mondial. A fost primul avion de vânătoare din istorie care avea motorul instalat în centrul fuselajului, în spatele pilotului..^[1]

P-39 Airacobra a fost folosit cu mare succes de Forțele Aeriene Sovietice, care au obținut multe succese în luptele aeriene atribuite tipului .

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^ Angelucci and Matricardi 1978, p. 25.

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