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Bell P-63 Kingcobra
The P-63 inherited the general layout of the P-39 Airacobra, but was totally redesigned. It had an engine with a two-stage supercharger and a laminar flow wing, in an attempt to improve high-altitude performance. Superior fighters were already in service, and the P-63 had a too small combat radius. The USAAF bought few P-63s and never used them in combat. Most production aircraft (2421) were lend-leased to the USSR. The USAAF did buy the bizarre RP-63, a manned aerial target, well-armoured to resist the hits of special, frangible bullets!
| General characteristics P-63A | |||
| Primary function | Fighter/bomber | ||
| Contractor | Bell Aircraft Corp. | ||
| Power plant | One Allison V-1710-93 engine | ||
| Thrust | 1,308 HP | 975kW | |
| Wingspan | 38.3 ft | 11.68 m | |
| Length | 32.7 ft | 9.96 m | |
| Height | 12.6 ft | 3.84 m | |
| Wingarea | 248 sq ft | 23.04 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 6,376 lb | 2,892 kg |
| max. | 10,500 lb | 4,763 kg | |
| Max. speed | 410 mph | 660 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 43,000 ft | 13,100 m | |
| Max. range | 2,575 miles | 4,143 km | |
| Armament | 1x 37mm cannon, 4x 12.7mm machine guns, 3x 227 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | One | ||
| First flight | December 7, 1942 | ||
| Date deployed | 1943 | ||
| Number built | 3,303 | ||
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Jirka Wagner
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