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P-63 KingCobra

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The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is a United States fighter aircraft developed by Bell in World War II from the Bell P-39 Airacobra in an attempt to correct that aircraft's deficiencies. Although the aircraft was not accepted for combat use by the United States Army Air Forces, it was successfully adopted by the Soviet Air Force. Fun fact in real life the planes engine was located behind the cockpit the front of the plane housed a 37 MM cannon

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 31.4ft (9.6m)
  • Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 2,502lbs (1,135kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,398lbs (2,902kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.156
  • Wing Loading 19.0lbs/ft2 (92.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 337.4ft2 (31.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1763

Parts

  • Number of Parts 60
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 302