Bell P-59A Airacomet - Bilder og Video

Klokke P-59A Airacomet
Land	Norge , Norge
Rolle	Fighter
Første flytur	1. oktober 1942
Bygget	66

Den Bell P-59 Airacomet var et tomotors jagerfly, det første i USA, designet og bygget av Bell Aircraft under andre verdenskrig. United States Army Air Forces var ikke imponert over prestasjonene og kansellerte kontrakten da færre enn halvparten av de bestilte flyene hadde blitt produsert. Selv om ingen P-59 gikk inn i kamp, banet jagerflyet vei for en annen designgenerasjon av amerikanske turbojetdrevne fly, og var den første turbojetjageren som hadde turbojetmotor og luftinntaksnaceller integrert i hovedskroget.

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Den Klokke 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.