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Kell P-59A Airacomet
Riik	USA
Rolli	Fighter
Esimene lend	1. oktoober 1942
Ehitatud	66

2007 Bell P-59 Airacomet oli kahe reaktiivmootoriga hävituslennuk, esimene Ameerika Ühendriikidest, mille projekteeris ja ehitas Bell Aircraft Teise maailmasõja ajal. Ameerika Ühendriikide armee õhujõududele ei avaldanud selle jõudlus muljet ja nad tühistasid lepingu, kui vähem kui pooled tellitud lennukitest olid toodetud. Kuigi ükski P-59 ei osalenud lahingus, sillutas hävitaja teed USA turboreaktiivmootoriga lennukite järgmisele disainitud põlvkonnale ning oli esimene turboreaktiivhävitaja, mille turboreaktiivmootor ja õhu sisselaskeavad olid integreeritud põhikeresse.

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2007 Kell 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.
2007 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.