| Manufacturer |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Description |
The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft that was developed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. |
The Blackburn Mercury was an early British aircraft designed as a pilot trainer for the Blackburn Flying School, Filey, in 1911. |
| ICAO Code |
P63 |
|
| First Flight |
1942-12-07 |
1911-05-17 |
| Entry Into service |
1943-10-01 |
|
| Production End |
1945-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
Robert Blackburn |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
Trainer |
| Length (m) |
9.7536 |
10.0584 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
1.8288 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
659.831 |
96.5606 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13106.4 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
12.7 |
|
| Armament |
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeler hub. From the A-9 version of the aircraft onward, the M4 gun was replaced with the slightly improved M10 37 mm cannon, which used a disintegrating link ammunition belt, increasing the ammo capacity to 58 rounds; the M10 also had a slightly higher rate of fire.; 4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings); 15… |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
3303 |
9 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Allison V-1710-117 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1342 kW (1800 hp) each |
1 × Isaacson 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Forces, Soviet Air Force, French Air Force |
|
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Mercury |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.5824 |
11.5824 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
23.04 |
26.7561 |
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |