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U. S. Military Aircraft

Bell Aircraft

XP-83

The XP-83 was designed to overcome a major flaw the P-59 Airocomet, namely meager fuel load and thus short range. The XP-83 was constructed along the same lines as the P-59 though in a much more portly fashion. Performance was disappointing at best and the project was eventually abandoned.

TECHNICAL DATA

Description	Specifications
Manufacturer: Bell	Length: 44 ft 10 in
First Flight: 25 February 1945	Height: 15 ft 3 in
Enter Service:	Wing Span: 52 ft 12 in
Model: XF-83	Wing Area: 430.99 sq ft
Crew: 1	Empty Weight: 14105 lb
Nickname:	Max. Weight: 24090 lb
Basic Role: Prototype Escort fighter.	Armament: 6 x 12.7mm machine-guns
Other Versions: None	Propulsion
Principal User: USA	Power Plant:  General Electric J33-GE-5
Performance	Horsepower: 1814kg
Range: 1730 miles	No. Of Engines: 2
Max. Speed: 522 mph	Drawing
Ceiling: 45000 ft
Climb Rate: 5,650 ft/min	Photo By Coll B. Thouanel