Bell P-39 Airacobra
by: RLindsey
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The Bell P-39 was a sleek easy to handle aircraft. One of the most common American aircraft at the time of Pearl Harbor. For some reason the supercharger from the prototype did not make it onto the production planes, and that deficiency left the Airacobra at a severe high-altitude disadvantage. As a result, the P-39 was used was used as a ground-attack craft, mainly by the Soviet Union as a tank-buster. 9,560 were produced. Retired by the end of World War Two.
Length: 30 feet 2 inches
Wingspan: 34 feet
Speed: 382 mph
Ceiling: 35,000 feet
Range: 650 miles
Engines: 1 Allison V-1710
Crew: 1
Armament: 1x 37mm cannon, 2x .50 caliber nose guns, 4x .30 caliber wing guns
U. S. Navy Fighter. Series C, Number Nine, Fighter. While a departure from conventional pursuit design, the Bell Airacobra proved so successful for the Army that the Navy wanted an adaptation for shipboard operation. This Bell FL-1 retains all of the high-speed maneuverability as well as the extraordinary firepower supplied by four .30 cal. and two .50 cal. machine guns and a 37-MM air cannon in the nose. <em>Co-operation of Flying and Popular Aviation</em> This is one of a series of fifty pictures of Modern Airplanes packed with WINGS Cigarettes
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Robert M. Lindsey
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