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Bell YFM-1 Airacuda
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1937
- Introduction23 February 1940
- StatusRetired
- Number built13
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- five (pilot, copilot/navigator, radio operator/gunner, two gunners)
- Length
- 44 ft 10 in
- Wingspan
- 69 ft 10 in
- Height
- 13 ft 7 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 277 mph
- Range
- 2,600 mi
- Service ceiling
- 30,500 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Allison V-1710-9 liquid-cooled turbosupercharged V-12 (1,090 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 37 mm M4 cannons (110 rpg), 2 ×.30 in M1919 Browning machine guns in front of nacelles, 2 ×.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (600 rpg) in side blisters; Bombs: 20 × 30 lb fragmentation bombs in wing bays
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