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BELL XP-77 (MODEL D-6)
1944
 
FIGHTER - PROJECT
 
     
 
 
DATA
 
 
BELL XP-77 (MODEL D-6)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - PROJECT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 APRIL 1, 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1944
NUMBER BUILT :
 2
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
LENGTH :
 22 ft 10 in (6.96 m)
HEIGHT :
 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
WING AREA :
 100 sq ft (9.29 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 2,855 lbs (1295 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 3,583 lbs (1625 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 4,028 lbs (1827 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Ranger XV-770-6 Inverted V-12 Piston Engine,
 
 Rated at 520 hp (388 kW)
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 20mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Cannon, Firing Through Spinner
 
 2 x .50-cal M2 Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 300 lbs (136 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 330 mph (531 km/h) at 4,000 ft (1219 m);
 
 328 mph (528 km/h) at 12,600 ft (3840 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 274 mph (441 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 92 mph (148 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 9,000 ft (2743 m) in 3.7 min; 3,600 ft/min (1097 m/min)
RANGE :
 305 miles (491 km); 550 miles (885 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 30,100 ft (9174 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
 
 

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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