| Manufacturer |
Avia Motors |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Avia S-199 is a propeller-driven Messerschmitt Bf 109G-based fighter aircraft built after World War II using the Bf 109G airframe and a Junkers Jumo 211F engine in place of the original and unavailable Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. |
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. |
| ICAO Code |
|
P39 |
| First Flight |
1947-03-01 |
1938-04-06 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1941-01-01 |
| Production End |
1949-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1957-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Messerschmitt |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
8.94 |
9.144 |
| Height (m) |
2.59 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
528 |
626.0348 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
152.8877 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
10668 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
13.7 |
19.3294 |
| Armament |
2 × 13 mm MG 131 machine guns; 2 × MG 151/20 cannon; 1 × 250 kg (551 lb) ::or; 4 × 70 kg (155 lb) bombs |
:* 1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeller hub (compare engine gun) :* 2 × .50 caliber synchronized Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted :* 2 × .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns on each wing; Up to 500 lb of bombs under wings and belly |
| National Origin |
Czechoslovakia |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
603 |
9588 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Junkers Jumo 211F V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine, 1007 kW (1350 hp) each |
1 × Allison V-1710-85 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 895 kW (1200 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Czechoslovak Air Force, Israeli Air Force |
United States Army Air Forces, Soviet Air Force, Royal Air Force |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_S-199 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.92 |
10.3632 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
16.5 |
19.7883 |
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |