- 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. It was the...
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secret jet
fighter prototype,
which would enter production as the P-59
Airacomet. The XP-52
design was
begun by the Bell
Company in 1940,
separate from...
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Electric J31
which powered the
first US jet aircraft, the Bell XP-59A
Airacomet.
During the late 1930s/early 1940s, a
small company in England, known...
- The Bell P-39
Airacobra is a
fighter produced by Bell
Aircraft for the
United States Army Air
Forces during World War II. It was one of the prin****l American...
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USAAF concentrated development around the much less
radical Bell P-59
Airacomet,
which first flew in
October 1942. It
quickly became obvious, however...
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Warhawk Republic P-47
Thunderbolt North American P-51
Mustang Bell P-59
Airacomet Northrop P-61
Black Widow Supermarine Spitfire Bristol Beaufighter Taylorcraft...
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Beechcraft JRB -
Transport Beechcraft GB
Traveler -
Transport Bell XF2L
Airacomet - Jet
fighter Boeing PB
Flying Fortress -
Heavy bomber Boeing 314 Clipper...
- 1940
Prototype 1 Bell P-39
Airacobra US 1938
Retired 9,584 Bell P-59
Airacomet US 1942
Retired 66 Bell P-63
Kingcobra US 1942
Retired 3,303 Bell XP-77...
- long-range
escort fighter while retaining the
general layout of the P-59
Airacomet. The two
General Electric J33-GE-5
turbojet engines were
located in each...
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Lightning fighter-bombers. In
October 1942, The Bell-built twin-jet P-59
Airacomet was the
first American jet
aircraft to fly. Unfortunately, performance...
