Bell P-59A Airacomet – fotografie a video

Zvonček P-59A Airacomet
Krajiny	Spojené štáty americké
Úlohu	Bojovník
Prvý let	1. október 1942
Postavený	66

Komisia Zvonček P-59 Airacomet Bolo to dvojmotorové stíhacie lietadlo, prvé zo Spojených štátov, navrhnuté a postavené spoločnosťou Bell Aircraft počas druhej svetovej vojny. Letectvo armády Spojených štátov nebolo ohromené jeho výkonom a zrušilo zmluvu, keď bola vyrobená menej ako polovica objednaných lietadiel. Hoci žiadne P-59-ky sa nepostúpili do boja, stíhačka vydláždila cestu ďalšej dizajnovej generácii amerických lietadiel poháňaných prúdovými motormi a bola prvou prúdovou stíhačkou, ktorá mala svoj prúdový motor a nasávacie nabunky v hlavnom trupe.

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Komisia Zvonček 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.
Komisia 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.