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P-39 Airacobra in Detail |
  
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P-39 Airacobra in Detail |
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Description This is "P-39 Airacobra In Detail", by Squadron/Signal Publications.
Facts Although P-39s were one of the most brilliantly designed and engineered fighters of WWII, they became one of the most controversial and disappointing American aircraft of that era. It was conceived as a fast interceptor designed around a hard hitting 37-mm cannon that fired explosive shells, ensuring the destruction of any enemy aircraft. But after promising flight tests by the XP-39, the US Army Air Corps mandated removing the turbo-supercharger. This short-sighted and ill-advised decision made by leaders schooled and experienced only in ground warfare, meant that the high altitude performance of the aircraft suffered considerably. But the aircraft's users, particularly the British, blamed Bell Aircraft for the substandard high altitude performance, and the Airacobra was not held in high favor by most pilots who flew it.
Features Information on the P-39 Airacobra aircraft.
The book is filled with specifications, facts and pictures, including a sixteen-page color center section showing the different markings and configurations. This is a very handy guide for the modeler trying for that true scale appearance! Includes One "P-39 Airacobra In Detail And Scale", Book
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Specifications Dimensions: 8.25"x11"
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