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Белл P-39 Аэрокобра (англ. Bell P-39 Airacobra) — американский истребитель периода Второй мировой войны, отличавшийся необычной для своего времени конструкцией (двигатель располагался сзади кабины пилота). На вооружение Военно-воздушных сил США стояло примерно такое же количество P-39 как и поставленное в СССР по ленд-лизу. Зарекомендовал себя наилучшим образом в составе ВВС СССР, где на P-39 летали такие результативные асы, как Александр Покрышкин и Григорий Речкалов.
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The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service at the start of World War II. Although its mid-engine placement was innovative, the P-39 design was handicapped by the lack of an efficient turbo-supercharger, limiting it to low-altitude work. The P-39 was used with great success by the Soviet Air Force, who scored the highest number of individual kills attributed to any U.S. fighter type. Together with the derivative P-63 Kingcobra, these aircraft would be the most successful mass-produced, fixed-wing aircraft manufactured by Bell.
This book is a full technical history of this important but neglected fighter of World War Two. It presents scale plans of all versions, many detailed photographs of surviving aircraft, full colour illustrations of the aircraft in the different liveries of its many users: USA, RAF, Soviet, French, Italian and others. Rarely documented aspect of World War Two aviation history. Superb colour illustrations of camouflage and markings, walkaround colour photographs and rare b+w archive photographs. Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aero-modellers.

Название: Bell P-39 Airacobra
Автор: Artur Juszczak
Серия: Mushroom Yellow Series 6106
Издательство: Mushroom Model Publications, Stratus, 2002
ISBN: 8391632792
Язык: English: polish
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 130
Размер: 54.8 Mb