Bell P-63 Kingcobra

[SaparotRob]

It really is a good looking plane.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Group of WW2 original P-63C KingCobra crash photos. Planes in Soviet markings | eBay

Group of WW2 original P-63C KingCobra crash photos. Planes in Soviet markings. Shown are 43-11589, 43-11498 (2 photos) and 42-69335. All 3 planes are in Soviet markings. #589 and #498 were crashed landed on Lesser Stave Lake in Alberta Canada on April 20th, 1945 after they ran out of fuel.

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P-63C-5-BE 43-11490 soviet

P-63C-5-BE 43-11589 (7th FRG) force landed and w/o at Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada Apr 20, 1945

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Gotta wonder how many lend-lease aircraft force landed on small frozen lakes totally intact but were un-recoverable. Come Spring time, ice melts and they sink slowly to the bottom. There has to be records somewhere.

 

[Crimea_River]

True but try to identify WHICH lake now. Great Slave is easy but the other thousands not so much.

 

[MIflyer]

I recall reading where a P-39 pilot was flying a ferry mission to AK for delivery to the Soviets. He brought along a ham sandwich and after a while took a bite of it. It tasted spoiled so he rolled down the window and threw it out. The sandwich entered the carb air intake and the engine quit, resulting in an emergency landing.

If you look at the P-63 pilot's manual (available at Aviation Archives and be sure to click on the ad at the bottom of the page, even if you don't need a boat) you will see that airplane has more alternate air sources than you can shake a stick at.

 

[NVSMITH]

-What did removing all of the military gear do to the weight and balance of the bird? How fast were the stripped down P-63s?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

-What did removing all of the military gear do to the weight and balance of the bird? How fast were the stripped down P-63s?

Considering we're talking about a P-63C, from what I have seen beating to death the P-39's weight and balance, removing the cannon, guns and armor would put the aircraft just about on it's @ss, even if you removed armor aft of the C/G. IMO you would have to ballast the aircraft to the factory C/G envelope. Between guns, armor, and other military equipment, I'd guess you're saving about 300-500 pounds, the P-63C had 200 pounds of total armor. Now, with the radios, it gets a little complicated. If the weight reduction is done in the post war years and you want to maintain a radio in the aircraft, you're looking at upwards up to 150 pounds if you remove the receiver, transmitter and IFF, but you're probably replacing that with at least 30 to 40 pounds worth of civilian radios. In today's world radios can be about 10 pounds with wiring and antenna. So consider that.

In the post war years, several P-63s "stripped down" were used for air racing. The fastest P-63 that I can find was "Crazy Horse" which had a course speed about 360 mph, not all that fast when you consider the top P-63 speed was advertised at 410 mph, BUT air race speeds are based on flying around a course, you're probably looking at at about a 20% increase in speed if you were to fly the aircraft on a straight away. In air racing, you need an aircraft that can accelerate and have excess power available. Having an aircraft tail heavy is a plus as tail heavy aircraft tend to fly a bit faster but are less stable when maneuvered. I would guess on a straight away, you're looking at about 420 to 430 mph, especially with some of the engine mods done to the P-63 air racers.

 

[Snautzer01]

1940’s Photo Photograph Military Flying Airplane #2 | eBay

<br /><p>Estate find. Will have bends and wear from age. </p><br /><p>Look at pics for measurements.</p><p>Look at pics for condition. Any questions ask. International buyers, this item will be shipped through global shipping program so there may be other fees so take that into...

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[Snautzer01]

Bell P-63A-9-BE 42-69562

1940’s Photo Photograph Military Flying Airplane #4 | eBay

<br /><p>Estate find. Will have bends and wear from age. </p><br /><p>Look at pics for measurements.</p><p>Look at pics for condition. Any questions ask. International buyers, this item will be shipped through global shipping program so there may be other fees so take that into...

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Bell L-39

3 WWII Era Photos Of A Bell Aircraft "L-39-1" Fighter - LMAL. | eBay

The head-on view of the Bell Air Cobra has the Bell Aircraft Corporation stamp on the back, and a notation on the plane landing, reads, "L-39-1 Landing, JP. In his first year during WWII, "Jack" flew 19 new aircraft, nine of which were fighters.

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

MAJOR TUCKER'S P-63 KINGCOBRA FIGHTER 1946 CLEVELAND AIR RACES

Original Photo MAJOR TUCKER'S P-63 KINGCOBRA FIGHTER 1946 CLEVELAND AIR RACES 78 | eBay

<p>ORIGINAL POST-WWII PHOTO - ORIGINAL TO THE TIME - NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO</p> <p>QUANTITY: 1 - See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed. </p> <p>ITEM: Original Post-WWII Photo of MAJOR TUCKER'S P-63A KINGCOBRA FIGHTER at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, 1946...

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

Bell P-63A-9-BE Kingcobra 42-69482 Being Ferried to Russia

Bargain Lot (4) Photos: US P-63 Fighter Plane (42-69482) Being Ferried to Russia | eBay

Take care.

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Bell P-63A-6-BE 42-68931 Wright Field Oct 1945.

WW2 Era Photo USN Ryan XF2R Dark Shark | eBay

ITEM(S) EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES.

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