Bell P 63 Kingcobra

Bell P 63 Kingcobra. Bell P63 King Cobra WWII Airplane Stock Photo Alamy Bell P-63 Kingcobra was developed by Bell Aircraft when World War II arose P-39 Airacobra In Action, Ernie McDowell, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1980

The most unusual P-63 variations were the RP-63A and RP-63C "pinball" versions developed late in WWII. The Bell P-63 Kingcobra first flew in December 1942 and was the successor to the Bell P-39 Airacobra

Bell P63 Kingcobra 269097 Duxford 1994 Graham Hutchinson Flickr

The Bell P-63 Kingcobra was a considerable improvement over the P-39 Airacobra and although both airplanes looked similar, the P-63 was a larger and heavier aircraft It was not accepted for combat use by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), but it was used successfully on the Eastern Front by the Soviet Air Force The first P-63 prototype flew on December 7, 1942, exactly one year after Pearl Harbor and Bell's chief test pilot, Bob Stanley, did not hesitate to compare it to the Supermarine Spitfire

. The Bell P-63 Kingcobra first flew in December 1942 and was the successor to the Bell P-39 Airacobra The reasons for this come down primarily to two, it was extremely short-ranged (internal fuel supply was only 122 gallons, enough.

. It was not accepted for combat use by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), but it was used successfully on the Eastern Front by the Soviet Air Force Nearly 3,300 aircraft were produced before the end of World War II