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Bel P-59A Airacomet
Land	Usa
Role	Fighter
Eerste vlucht	1 oktober 1942
Gebouwd	66

De Bell P-59 Airacomet was een tweemotorig straaljagervliegtuig, het eerste van de Verenigde Staten, ontworpen en gebouwd door Bell Aircraft tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De United States Army Air Forces waren niet onder de indruk van de prestaties en annuleerden het contract toen minder dan de helft van de bestelde vliegtuigen was geproduceerd. Hoewel er geen P-59's in de strijd kwamen, maakte de jager de weg vrij voor een nieuwe ontwerpgeneratie van Amerikaanse turbojet-aangedreven vliegtuigen en was het de eerste turbojetjager met zijn turbojetmotor en luchtinlaatgondels geïntegreerd in de hoofdromp.

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De Bel 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.
De 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.