Bell XP-59A Airacomet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bell_XP-59A_Airacomet
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament none (prototypes)
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designation gptkb:XP-59A
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:General_Electric_J31_turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942-10-01
gptkbp:height 12 ft 4 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bell XP-59A Airacomet
gptkbp:introduced 1943
gptkbp:length 38 ft 10 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bell_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 409 mph
gptkbp:notableFor first American jet aircraft
gptkbp:numberBuilt 66
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:range 525 mi
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role experimental jet fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 46,200 ft
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:Robert_Stanley
gptkbp:wingspan 45 ft 6 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bell_Aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6