Type | Aircraft | |
Company | Bell Aircraft Corporation | |
Scheme | Monoplane Low wing | |
Geometry | ||
---|---|---|
Length (m) |
1.9
10
88.7
|
|
Height (m) |
0.6
3.8
50.1
|
|
Wings | ||
Wing area (m2) |
1.1
23
925
|
|
Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
11.7
95
|
|
Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
173.9
829
|
|
Weights | ||
Empty weight (kg) |
8
3,100
276,800
|
|
Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
4,900
575,000
|
|
Loaded weight (kg) |
5
4,000
242,500
|
|
Capacity | ||
Crew (per.) |
1
1
112
|
|
Speeds | ||
Ground Speed (km/h) |
96.6
514
1,500
|
|
Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
660
28,165
|
at 7620 m |
Сruise Speed (km/h) |
52
608
3,087
|
|
Power | ||
Total Power (hp) |
0.4
1,800
60,000
|
1 powerplant |
Performance | ||
Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
13,106.4
161,544
|
|
Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
725
40,700
|
|
Range PTB (Ferry range) (km) |
720
3,540
10,000
|
|
Dynamic Performance | ||
Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
762
36,000
|
|
Combat | ||
Guns (qt) |
1
5
18
|
1 x 37 mm M4 cannon; 4× 0.50 in (12.7mm) M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings) |
Bombs weight (kg) |
2
680
39,000
|
bomb load on wing and fuselage |
Stat | ||
Number built (qt) |
0
3,303
43,000
|
|
Price (USD) |
41.5
65,914
750.0 million
|
|
Introduction | 1942 | |
First flight | 07.12.1942 |