Built around a powerful nose-mounted cannon and an unconventional mid-engine layout, the Bell P-39 Airacobra promised a new kind of fighter but stumbled at altitude. Follow its troubled development, ...
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Why the US gave up on the P-39 Airacobra

The Bell P-39 was conceived as a heavily armed interceptor but lost its intended role after critical design changes reduced its high-altitude capability. U.S. and British forces found it unsuitable ...
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Bell P-39 Airacobra(Courtesy Wayne R. Lusardi, State of Michigan Maritime Archaeologist) Instrument panel (left) and port running light (right)(Courtesy Wayne R. Lusardi, State of Michigan Maritime ...
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