The Bell P-59 Airacomet is a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II. It was the...
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Related development Bell P-59 Airacomet Related lists List of fighter aircraft List of military aircraft of the United States "Bell XF-83". www.nationalmuseum...
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Bell's first jet fighter was signed. The prototype was designated the XP-59A and it would enter production as the P-59 Airacomet. The original XP-59 was...
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heavy machine guns. The first US jet, the Bell P-59 Airacomet, saw two out of three YP-59s and the single XP-59 armed with twin nose-mounted M10 autocannons...
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The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal...
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the much less radical Bell P-59 Airacomet, which first flew in October 1942. It quickly became obvious, however, that the P-59's performance was only...
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the P-39 Airacobra. The P-59 Airacomet, the first American jet fighter, the P-63 Kingcobra, the successor to the P-39, and the Bell X-1 were also Bell products...
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trainer Bell YFM-1 Airacuda - Interceptor Bell P-39 Airacobra - Fighter Bell P-59 Airacomet - Jet fighter Bell P-63 Kingcobra - Fighter Bell XP-77 - Prototype...
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(120 mi, 110 nmi) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Bell P-59 Airacomet Gloster E.28/39 Heinkel He 280 Related lists List of firsts in aviation...
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involved in the early testing of the first U.S. jets, the Bell P-59 Airacomet and later the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. The squadron would also be involved...
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