| Type | Aircraft | |
| Company | Bell Aircraft Corporation | |
| Scheme | Monoplane Low wing | |
| Geometry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length (m) |
1.9
9.2
88.7
|
|
| Height (m) |
0.6
3.8
50.1
|
|
| Wings | ||
| Wing area (m2) |
1.1
19.8
925
|
|
| Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
10.4
95
|
|
| Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
169
829
|
|
| Weights | ||
| Empty weight (kg) |
8
2,955
276,800
|
|
| Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
3,810.2
575,000
|
|
| Loaded weight (kg) |
5
3,433
242,500
|
|
| Capacity | ||
| Crew (per.) |
1
1
112
|
|
| Speeds | ||
| Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
602
28,165
|
at 3000 m using emergency power |
| Stall Speed (km/h) |
40
169
257.7
|
undercarriage up |
| Power | ||
| Total Power (hp) |
0.4
1,420
60,000
|
1 powerplant |
| Performance | ||
| Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
10,668
161,544
|
|
| Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
840
40,700
|
on internal fuel |
| Dynamic Performance | ||
| Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
1,143
36,000
|
at 2256 m using emergency power |
| Time to altitude (min) |
0.6
4.5
105
|
to 4572 m |
| Combat | ||
| Guns (qt) |
1
5
18
|
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon in nose (firing through the propeller hub) with 30 rounds of HE-T ammunition; 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) synchronized Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted; 200 rounds per gun; 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns (one each wing), 300 rounds per gun |
| Bombs weight (kg) |
2
230
39,000
|
under wings and belly |
| Stat | ||
| Number built (qt) |
0
9,588
43,000
|
|
| Price (USD) |
41.5
50,666
750.0 million
|
|
| Introduction | 1939 | |
| First flight | 06.04.1938 | |
