P-39 Airacobra

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Specifications (P-39Q)

3-view diagram

Bell P-39Q Airacobra at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Data from Flight Operating Instructions P-39Q;[97] Memorandum Report on P-39Q-5
Airplane[98]

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m)
Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Wing area: 213 sq ft (19.8 m²)
Empty weight: 6,516 lb (2,955 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,570 lb (3,433 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 8,400 lb (3,800 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-85 liquid-cooled V-12, 1,200 hp (894 kW) at 9,000
ft (using emergency power)

Performance
Never exceed speed: 525 mph (845 km/h)
Maximum speed: 389 mph (626 km/h) at 10,000 ft (using emergency power)
Stall speed: 95 mph (152 km/h) Power off Flaps & undercarriage down
Range: 525 miles on internal fuel (840 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,700 m)
Rate of climb: 3805 ft/min (19,3 m/s) at 7,400 ft (using emergency power)
Wing loading: 34.6 lb/sq ft (169 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
Time to climb: 15,000 in 4.5 min at 160 mph (260 km/h).

Armament
Guns:
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon in nose (firing through the propeller hub) with 30 rounds of
HE-T ammunition.
2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) synchronized Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted; 200
rounds per gun
2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns (one each wing), 300 rounds per
gun
Bombs: Up to 500 lb (230 kg) of bombs under wings and belly
Notable appearances in media[edit]
The P-39 Airacobra is featured in the Russian movie Peregon (Transit) (2006)
dealing with Lend Lease aircraft in transit to Russia.[99]



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