P 400 Airacobra

Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York..

P 400 airacobra. Later testing of a standard production P-400 by the British Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) revealed a top speed of only 359 mph (578 km/h).. Reaching maximum speed at an altitude of 2,400 m (7,900 ft) means you will have to look for enemies below you, or sacrifice speed to meet the opposition higher up.. Instead, delivered to the U..

Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled.. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) Airacobra I serial number AP347 and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme.. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-400 Airacobra serial number AP347..

P-400 of 36th FS/8th FG, June 1943, Port Moresby, New Guinea The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service when the United States entered World War II.. Unfortunately delivery of these aircraft was not due to start until October 1940, after the fall of France.. It had a high top speed (390 mph for the prototype), and the engine behind the pilot allowed for concentrated firepower in the nose..

The P-39 was used with great success by the Soviet Air Force, which scored the highest number of kills per pilot attributed to any U.S.. The P-400 is the "little brother" of the P-39's and P-63's.. The Bell P-400/ Airacobra I was the export version of the P-39 Airacobra, originally developed in response to a French order of 30 March 1940for 170 aircraft..

The P-400 is a rank II American fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB) and 2.3 (RB/SB).. It was introduced in Update 1.37..