Bell P-39D

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft retired
single-engine aircraft
fighter-bomber
low-wing monoplane
multi-role fighter
gptkbp:armament bombs up to 500 lb
4 × .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon
gptkbp:climbRate 12.7 m/s
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed cockpit
gptkbp:crew 1
pilot
gptkbp:design gptkb:Robert_J._Woods
gptkb:Bell_P-39_Airacobra
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_V-1710
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:liquid-cooled_V12_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1940
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 189 gallons
gptkbp:height 2.54 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used_extensively_by_Soviet_forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bell P-39D
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 8.53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1,000 lb
gptkbp:maxRange 1,200 km
gptkbp:maxSpeed 600 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 3,175 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Airacobra
gptkbp:notableFeature cannon mounted in the nose
gptkbp:numberBuilt 9,558
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1943
gptkbp:propulsion two-bladed propeller
gptkbp:retirementYear 1947
gptkbp:role air superiority fighter
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1941
10,000 m
gptkbp:speed 110 km/h
gptkbp:succeededBy 30°/s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bell_P-63_Kingcobra
gptkbp:supportRole 1942
1,000 km
ground attack
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Bell_P-39
gptkbp:wingArea 22.5 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 10.67 m