Jul 26, 2019 #81 johnbr 2nd Lieutenant 5,591 5,150 Jun 23, 2006 London Ontario Canada Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 prototype, first flight September 1, 1937. Note external turbosupercharger and fuselage gun blisters, as well as curved cockpit glazing, not included on YFM-1s. https://www.facebook.com/View attachment 546171View attachment 546172View attachment 546171View attachment 546172
Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 prototype, first flight September 1, 1937. Note external turbosupercharger and fuselage gun blisters, as well as curved cockpit glazing, not included on YFM-1s. https://www.facebook.com/View attachment 546171View attachment 546172View attachment 546171View attachment 546172
Jul 26, 2019 #82 johnbr 2nd Lieutenant 5,591 5,150 Jun 23, 2006 London Ontario Canada Bell Airacuda, possibly YFM-1B 38-489 or 490, one of two YFM-1s converted, re-engined with 1,090 hp V-1710-41 engines, both WFU January 1942.
Bell Airacuda, possibly YFM-1B 38-489 or 490, one of two YFM-1s converted, re-engined with 1,090 hp V-1710-41 engines, both WFU January 1942.
Jul 31, 2019 #83 fubar57 General 32,779 19,191 Nov 22, 2009 The Jungles of Canada You could hold a barn dance in that cockpit