Flat Wing Area
35.8606 m²
Cruise Speed
603.504 km/h
Maximum Take-Off Weight
6.2142 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
1347.607
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Total Fuel Capacity |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Bell P-59 Airacomet |
6.2142 |
1347.607 |
603.504 |
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All data (21 fields)
- Name
- Bell P-59 Airacomet
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Description
- The Bell P-59 Airacomet is a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II.
- First Flight
- 1942-10-01
- Designer
- Robert A. Wolf
- Type
- Fighter/Jet Trainer
- Length (m)
- 11.5824
- Height (m)
- 3.6576
- Cockpit Crew
- 1
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 664.6591
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 603.504
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 14081.76
- Armament
- ; 1 × 37 mm M10 autocannon with 44 rounds of ammunition; 3 × .50 cal AN/M2 Browning heavy machine guns with 200 rounds per gun; ; 2 x 1000lbs (450kg) AN-M65A1 or simply Mark 65 bomb; ; 8 x 60lbs (27kg)
- National Origin
- United States of America
- Number Built
- 66
- Powerplant Description
- 2 × General Electric J31-GE-5 centrifugal-flow turbojet engines
- Primary Users
- United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy; Royal Air Force
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 13.716
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 35.8606
- Number of Engines
- 2