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BELL P-63E (MODEL 41) KINGCOBRA
1944
 
CLOSE SUPPORT FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BELL P-63D (MODEL 41) KINGCOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CLOSE SUPPORT FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1945
NUMBER BUILT :
 13
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
LENGTH :
 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
WING AREA :
 255 sq ft (23.69 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 7,300 lbs (3311 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 9,400 lbs (4264 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 11,200 lbs (5080 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Allison V-1710-109 Water injected Vee-12 Liquid-Cooled Piston
 
 Engine, Rated at 1,425 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 37mm Cannon, 4 x .50-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 NONE
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 410 mph (660 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7620 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 188 mph (303 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 117 mph (188 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 25,000 ft (7620 m) in 7.6 min
RANGE :
 725 miles (1167 km); 2150 miles (3460 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 43,000 ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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