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- Name
- Bell D-188A
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Description
- The Bell D-188A (unofficial military designations XF-109/XF3L) was a proposed eight-engine Mach 2–capable vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tiltjet fighter that never proceeded past the mock-up stage.
- Designer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Type
- VTOL fighter
- Length (m)
- 18.9
- Height (m)
- 3.89
- Cockpit Crew
- 1
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 18000
- Armament
- 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon; 4,000 lb (1,800 kg); 108 × 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets
- Max Mach (Mach)
- 2.3
- Number Built
- 1
- Powerplant Description
- 8 × General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojets, 11.6 kN thrust each
- Primary Users
- United States Air Force, United States Navy
- Status
- Canceled 1961
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_D-188A
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 7.24
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 18.02
- Aircraft Engine
- General Electric J85
- Number of Engines
- 8