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XFL Airabonita was a US experimental fighter aircraft developed for the United States Navy by Bell Aircraft Corporation. This meant the P-39 spin or stall issues were no big concern for the better handling XFL. On November 8, 1938 the U.S. Navy placed a contract with the Bell Aircraft Corporation for a single prototype of the company's Model 12 fighter (which was developed for the Army Air Corps as the XP-39).
It was similar to and a parallel development of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ land-based P-39 Airacobra, differing mainly in the use of a tailwheel undercarriage in place of the P-39's tricycle gear. 24 World of Warplanes, Премиум самолет Bell XFL-1 Airabonita_(720p) - Duration: 6:56. The Bell XFL Airabonita was an experimental carrier-based interceptor aircraft developed for the United States Navy by Bell Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, New York.
Bell XFL Airabonita bylo prototyp palubního stíhacího letounu, vyvinutého firmou Bell pro US Navy.Typ měl podobnou konstrukci jako před ním vyvíjený typ Bell P-39 Airacobra.Airabonita se na první pohled lišila jen v tom, že měla záďový podvozek, na rozdíl od příďového podvozku u typu P-39.Základní koncepce jinak byla totožná.
ShkiperGames 805 views. This Bell fighter had very short take-off too. Any armor it may need to add could be traded with a bit of the excess fuel load. 6:56. Language: English Location: United States
Bell P-6 Kingcobra, XFL-1 Airabonita, P-39 Airacobra (Monografie Lotnicze 59) (in Polish). Media in category "Bell XFL Airabonita" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
That plane is the XFL Airabonita, a very cool American fighter plane that I think would make a great Premium or Gift aircraft. ISBN 83-7237-034-6. The Bell XFL Airabonita was an experimental carrier-based interceptor aircraft developed for the United States Navy by Bell Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, New York.
It was similar to and a parallel development of the land-based P-39 Airacobra, differing mainly in the use of a tailwheel undercarriage in place of the P-39’s tricycle gear. It was similar to and a parallel development of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ land-based P-39 Airacobra, differing mainly in the use of a tailwheel undercarriage in place of the P-39's tricycle gear.
Gdansk, Poland: AJ-Press, 2001. Bell XFL-1 1588 Ray Wagner Collection (15721763944).jpg 1,000 × 711; 174 KB
Another plus was the W /L that other Bell P-39 fighters couldn't touch.