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P-39 Airacobra - Variants (P-39C)

40th PS, 31st PG, USAAC - Louisiana War Game Exercises 'White Cross', Apr 1941.

39th FS, 35th FG, fifth AF, USAAF - Twelve Mile Aerodrome, New Guinea, September 1942.

35th FG, fifth AF, USAAF - Seven Mile Strip, New Republic of guinea, Summer 1942.

P-39C (Bell xiii, P-45)

Premier modèle de série du Airacobra. Un temps envisagé être livré en tant que P-45, il sera en définitive livré sous l'appelation P-39C à partir de 1941. Le P-39C était semblable au YP-39 à lexception du moteur remplacé ici par un V-1710-35 développant 1150 cv. 50'armement consistait en un canon de 37 mm (1.46 in), 2 mitrailleuses de .50 in (12.seven mm) et deux mitrailleuses de .30 in (vii.62 mm). eighty modèles furent commandés mais 20 seulement seront livrés en tant qu eastward P-39C, les threescore autres feront parties des premières livraisons du P-39D. Malheureusement, le chasseur n'est pas encore apte cascade le gainsay en raison de l'absence de blindage protégeant le pilote et de réservoirs car-obturants (empêchant l'avion de s'embraser au moindre impact).

First model series of Airacobra. Proposed a time to exist exist delivered as P-45, it will ultimately exist delivered under the name P-39C from 1941. The P-39C was similar to the YP-39 except for the engine replaced hither by a V-1710 -35 developing 1150 hp. The armament consisted of a 37 mm gun (1.46 in), 2 auto guns .50 in (12.vii mm) and 2 machine guns .thirty in (vii.62 mm). 80 models were ordered but simply 20 will be delivered as P-39C, the other 60 will exist office of the first deliveries of the P-39D. Unfortunately, the fighter is not actually fit for the fight due to the lack of armor protecting the airplane pilot and cocky-sealing fuel tanks (preventing the aircraft burst into flames at the first impact).


P-39C (Airacobra I)

Airacobra I

Airacobra I (Bell Model thirteen) & IA (Bell Model 14)

Le Airacobra fut également une amère déception cascade la RAF. En effet trois avions furent livrés à la Grande-Bretagne en juillet 1941 pour une série de examination, et les performances réelles étaient loin d'atteindre celles annoncées, sur la foi desquelles le gouvernement britannique avaient commandés 675 exemplaires du P-39C, qu'ils baptisèrent Airacobra I ! Ils étaient inutilisables comme intercepteur surtout à haute altitude, et furent retirés après trois jours de gainsay. Après 261 furent envoyer en URSS (49 perdus en mer) où ils furent utilisés comme avion d'attaque au sol et les United states en rachetèrent 350 exemplaires qui seront utilisés en Afrique du Nord et dans le Pacifique sous l'appélation P-400. Peu à leur aise contre les Zéros (trop rapides) ils étaient incapables en fait d'intercepter le moindre avion japonais, même le bombardiers (volant trop haut) ils firent merveille cependant avec leur puissance de feu contre les colonnes japonaises au sol. Les modèles achetés directement et payés par la Grande Bretagne reçurent l'appelation "Airacobra I", ceux fournit en vertu du plan "Prêt et Bail" étaient désignés "Aircaobra I-A

The Airacobra was too a bitter thwarting for the RAF. In effect three shipping were delivered to U.k. in July 1941 for a series of test, and true performance were far below those announced, on the basis of which the British government had ordered more than 675 copies of the P-39C (or Airacobra Mk.I)! They were unusable as an interceptor specially at high altitudes, and were removed after iii days of fighting. Afterwards 261 were sent to the USSR (49 lost at ocean), where they were used equally ground attack aircraft and the U.s. bought out 350 copies that will be used in North Africa and the Pacific under the appelation P-400. Too short against Zeros (besides fast) they could non actually intercept whatsoever Japanese plane, even the bombers (flying besides high), however, they did wonders with their firepower against Japanese columns on the ground. The models purchased and paid directly by Britain received the appellation "Airacobra I" and those provided under the plan "Lend-Lease" were designated "Aircaobra IA".


A P-400 (Airacobra IA) of the 67th FS/347th FG at Henderson Field in early 1943.	A P-400 (Airacobra IA) of Flight Tigers, China.

P-39C
Full general DATA
Other Designation(s)	United states: P-39C Airacobra
Blazon	Fighter, (Ground) Assault Fighter	Coiffure	i
Manufacturer(s)	Bell Shipping Corporation
Production	20
Get-go Flight	January 1941	Introduction	1941

DIMENSIONS
Empty Weight	2300 kg	Loaded Weight	3209 kg
Max takeoff weight	3311 kg	Length	9.07 yard
Wingspan	x.36 thousand	Wing area	19.81 thousand²
Height	3.61 m	Wing loading	162 kg/m²

ARMAMENT
Primary Guns	1 × 37 mm M4 Gun	Ammunition Carried	xv
Secondary Guns	2× Browning M2 0.50 in (12.7 mm)	Ammunition Carried	2 ten 200
	two× Browning M1919 0.30 in (seven.62 mm)		2 x yard
Other Armament	Up to 227 kg on one hardpoint, generally loaded with 1 × 227 kg flop, or 1 × 147 kg bomb, or 1 × 113 kg flop.

POWERPLANT
Engine	Allison V-1710-35 (E4)	Type & Displacement	liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 28 50
Horsepower (maximum)	1150 hp at 3000 rpm	Power/Weight Ratio	347.32 hp / ton *
Fuel Capacity	329 50 (284 L in one droptank)

(*) with max takeoff weight

PERFORMANCES
Maximum Speed	610 km/h	Prowl Speed	531 km/h
Stall Speed *	? km/h	Service Ceiling	10119 chiliad
Charge per unit of Climb	1220 m/min.	Range	1111 km max

(*) vitesse de décrochage

P-400
Full general DATA
Other Designation(s)	US: P-400 Britain/ Airacobra IA
Type	Fighter, (Footing) Attack Fighter	Coiffure	1
Manufacturer(s)	Bell Aircraft Corporation
Production	675
Showtime Flying	April 1941	Introduction	1941

DIMENSIONS
Empty Weight	2478 kg	Loaded Weight	3558 kg
Max takeoff weight	? kg	Length	ix.07 m
Wingspan	10.36 yard	Wing expanse	19.81 k²
Height	3.61 m	Wing loading	162 kg/m²

ARMAMENT
Main Guns	1 × 20 00 HS-404	Ammunition Carried	60
Secondary Guns	ii× Browning M2 0.l in (12.7 mm)	Ammunition Carried	ii x 200
	2× Browning M1919 0.xxx in (seven.62 mm)		2 10 g
Other Armament	Upwardly to 227 kg on one hardpoint, generally loaded with ane × 227 kg flop, or 1 × 147 kg bomb, or ane × 113 kg flop.

POWERPLANT
Engine	Allison 5-1710-35 (E4)	Type & Displacement	liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 28 50
Horsepower (maximum)	1150 hp at 3000 rpm	Power/Weight Ratio	347.32 hp / ton *
Fuel Chapters	454 L (284 L in i droptank)