Bell Aircraft P-39 Airacobra
Fighter / Fighter Bomber
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a single-engine single-seat fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Bell Aircraft Corporation.
The Bell P-39 was the world's first fighter aircraft with tricycle landing gear and rear-mounted engine. The Soviet Air Force was the largest P-39 operator with approx. 5000 aircraft.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
| Engine Model | Allison V-1710-83 | |
| Engine Power | 895 kW | 1200 hp |
| Speed | 620 km/h | 335 kts 386 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 10.973 m | 36.000 ft |
| Range | 1.046 km | 565 NM 650 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 2.545 kg | 5.611 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 3.810 kg | 8.400 lbs |
| Wing Span | 10,36 m | 33 ft 12 in |
| Wing Area | 19,8 m² | 213 ft² |
| Length | 9,19 m | 30 ft 2 in |
| Height | 3,61 m | 11 ft 10 in |
| First Flight | 07.10.1937 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Production Range | 1940-1944 | |
| Total Production | 9558 | |
| ICAO Code | P39 | |
| Data for (Version) | Bell P-39M Airacobra | |
| [Photo-ID: 6319] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Bell P-39N Airacobra Reg.: N81575 ex USAAF 42-8740 |
| Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10902] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Bell P-39N Airacobra United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Reg.: 42-18814 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6110] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Bell P-39N Airacobra United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Reg.: 42-19027 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6109] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Bell P-39N Airacobra United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Reg.: 42-19027 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11255] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
 | Bell P-39Q Airacobra United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Reg.: 42-20000 composite aircraft |
| March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5478] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
 | Bell P-39Q Airacobra United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Reg.: 44-3887 |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1235] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Bell P-39Q-5B Airacobra The Fighter Collection Reg.: G-CEJU c/n: 26E-397 USAAF 42-19993 |
| Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1236] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Bell P-39Q-5B Airacobra The Fighter Collection Reg.: G-CEJU c/n: 26E-397 USAAF 42-19993 |
| Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)] | |