Bell

Bell P-63 Kingcobra

Fighter

  • First flight1942
  • IntroductionOctober 1943
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built3,303
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
One
Length
32 ft 8 in
Wingspan
38 ft 4 in
Height
12 ft 7 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
410 mph
Range
450 mi
Service ceiling
43,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Allison V-1710-117 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (1,800 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeler hub. From the A-9 version of the aircraft onward, the M4 gun was replaced with the slightly improved M10 37 mm cannon, which used a disintegrating link ammunition belt, increasing the ammo capacity to 58 rounds; the M10 also had a slightly higher rate of fire., 4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings); Bombs: 1500 lb bomb load on wing and fuselage