Bell P-59A Airacomet – Fotos e Vídeo

Sino P-59A Airacomet
País	Eua
Papel	Lutador
Primeiro voo	1 de outubro de 1942
Construído	66

O Campainha P-59 Airacomet foi um avião de caça bimotor a jato, o primeiro dos Estados Unidos, projetado e construído pela Bell Aircraft durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. As Forças Aéreas do Exército dos Estados Unidos não ficaram impressionadas com seu desempenho e cancelaram o contrato quando menos da metade das aeronaves encomendadas foram produzidas. Embora nenhum P-59 tenha entrado em combate, o caça abriu caminho para outra geração de design de aeronaves turbojato dos EUA e foi o primeiro caça turbojato a ter seu motor turbojato e naceles de entrada de ar integrados na fuselagem principal.

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O Sino 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.
O 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.