Bell XFM-1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Airacuda |
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| Type | Heavy
Fighter, Interceptor |
Crew | 5 (pilot, copilot/navigator, radio
operator/gunner, two gunners) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Bell Aircraft |
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| Production | 13 (1937–1939) |
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| First Flight | 1 September 1937 |
Introduction | 23 February 1940 |
| Variants | |||
| XFM-1 | (Model 1) Prototype powered by two 1150 hp V-1710-13 engines, one built.[ | ||
| YFM-1 | (Model 7) Development aircraft powered by two 1150 hp V-1710-23 engines and fitted with 37 mm cannons in wing nacelles, eight built, two later converted to YFM-1B. | ||
| YFM-1A | (Model 8) Development aircraft with tricycle landing gear, three built. | ||
| YFM-1B | YFM-1 re-engined with 1090 hp V-1710-41 engines, two converted from YFM-1. | ||
| YFM-1C | (Model 17) – proposed variant. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 13.67 m |
Empty Weight | 6067 kg |
| Wingspan | 21.29 m |
Loaded Weight | 7862 kg |
| Height | 4.14 m |
Max takeoff weight | 9809 kg |
| Wing area | 63.5 m² |
Wing Loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 2 × 37 mm (1.46 in) M4 cannons
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Ammunition Carried | 2 x 110 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning ** |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 600 |
2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning * |
2 x 500 |
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| Other Armament | 20 × 14 kg fragmentation bombs
in wing bays |
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(*) in front of nacelles, (**) in side blisters
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 x Allison
V-1710-9 or 2 x 2 × Allison V-1710-23 |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled turbosupercharged
V-12, 28.02 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2 x 1090 or 1150 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 277.28 or 292.55 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1500 L
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 446 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 393 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9300 m |
| Rate of Climb | 7.5 m/s |
Range | 4200 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | avionslegendaires.net | ||
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