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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on October 29, 2007, 08:14:54 PM

Title: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 29, 2007, 08:14:54 PM

One of the most interesting fighter projected in USA. Designer Larry Bell said:

"We went back to fundamentals."

There were fire power, good pilot visibility and good landing and ground charasteristic. By locating the engine behind the pilot and transmiting its power through a drive shaft to a propeller gearbox in the nose, fundamental was achieved in one storke. A 37 mm cannon instalation and teo 12.7 mm machine gun in the nose plus multiple wing gun instalation provided the fighter with the fire power. Pilot could see in all directions with minimum of obstruction. The answer to the safe high speed landing and improved ground charasteristic was found in the tricicle landing gear.

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: santynus on October 29, 2007, 08:19:32 PM

interesting info very beuty photo :-clap
another interesting aircraft with this power system is the italian Piaggio P119  :-wave

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 29, 2007, 08:42:43 PM

So we will have a lot of talk here  :-clap ;)

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: mfg495 on October 29, 2007, 08:48:31 PM

Some more shots of the Airacobra

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 29, 2007, 08:56:46 PM

Nice images as always... two more from Jim Brink collection. he is over 80' and he was former fighter pilot flying on this airplane as well Mustang  :-wave

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: Wingman81 on October 29, 2007, 09:41:46 PM

Maybe some hadnt noticed yet. In this thread theres also some info on the Airacroba, mainly on engine.

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/index.php?topic=439.0  :-ok

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 29, 2007, 10:18:19 PM

Yes but no problem  :-wave

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 30, 2007, 07:07:38 AM

 :-wave

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: HasBiba on October 30, 2007, 10:03:33 AM

hm long... :-think :-think

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: No.1 on October 30, 2007, 10:34:36 AM

This is Sweep Cobra  :)

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/bell_l_39_sweep_cobra.html

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: HasBiba on October 30, 2007, 11:18:21 AM

thx No.1....  :-ok

Title: Re: Airacobra
Post by: Leo on November 08, 2007, 03:54:56 AM

 :-wise

The p39 and he P63 were interesting designs.  They seemed to beter in the JABO role than as fighters.
The Allison engine restricted ceiling as it did in the A36 and P51.  The P51 came into its own with the RR engine.  I wonder if that engine was ever experimentally tried in the Bell fighters?