Bell P-59A Airacomet – Billeder & Video

Bell P-59A Airacomet
Land	Usa
Rolle	Fighter
Første flyvning	1. oktober 1942
Bygget	66

Den Bell P-59 Airacomet var et tomotoret jagerfly, det første i USA, designet og bygget af Bell Aircraft under Anden Verdenskrig. United States Army Air Forces var ikke imponeret over dens præstationer og annullerede kontrakten, da mindre end halvdelen af de bestilte fly var blevet produceret. Selv om ingen P-59'ere kom i kamp, banede jagerflyet vejen for endnu en designgeneration af amerikanske turbojetdrevne fly, og var det første turbojet-jagerfly, der fik sin turbojetmotor og luftindtagsnaceller integreret i hovedskroget.

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Den Bell P-59A Airacomet was the first American jet fighter aircraft to enter service during World War II. It was designed and built by Bell Aircraft Corporation in response to a British request for a jet-powered fighter. The P-59A had a twin-engine design with a single-seat cockpit and a tricycle landing gear. The aircraft was armed with one 37 mm cannon and three 12.7 mm machine guns in the nose.
Den P-59A made its first flight on October 1, 1942, and was delivered to the US Army Air Forces in 1943. However, the performance of the P-59A was disappointing compared to the German and British jet fighters, and it was soon relegated to training and experimental roles. The P-59A was never used in combat, and only 66 units were produced. The P-59A was retired from service in 1949, and most of them were scrapped or donated to museums. The P-59A Airacomet was an important milestone in the development of American jet aviation, but it was also a technological dead end that did not influence the design of later jet fighters.