Bell P-39Q Airacobra

Frank Riera autor
Bell P-39 Airacobra
White 40, Lt. Tom Winburn, 40th FS / 35th FG, USAAF | Olive Drab,Slate Grey,Flat Black | Tsili Tsili,New Guinea (August 1943)

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m)
Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Wing area: 213 sq?ft (19.8 m²)
Empty weight: 5,347 lb (2,425 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,379 lb (3,347 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 8,400 lb (3,800 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-85 liquid-cooled V-12, 1,200 hp (895 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 376 mph (605 km/h) (Redline dive speed was 525 mph)
Range: 525 miles on internal fuel (840 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,700 m)
Rate of climb: 3,750 ft/min (19 m/s)
Wing loading: 34.6 lb/sq?ft (169 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
Time to climb: 15,000 in 4.5 min at 160 mph (260 km/h).

Armament

Guns:
1 x 37 mm M4 cannon in nose (firing through the propeller hub). 30 rounds of HE-T
ammunition gun.
2 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) synchronized Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted. 200
rounds per gun
1 x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) with 300 rounds of ammunition in a pod under each wing

Bombs: Up to 500 lb (230 kg) of bombs under wings and belly