#p63

An enlarged and more powerful evolution of the Bell P-39 Airacobra, the P-63 King Cobra is the only mass produced American fighter aircraft of the Second World War to never see operational combat service with any branch of the US armed forces. The King Cobra was used for training by the USAAF, but nearly three-quarters of the King Cobra production went to the Soviet Union as Lend-Lease support. The P-63 King Cobra had the misfortune of being developed at the same time as upgraded versions of the P-51 Mustang which proved to have better all around performance than the King Cobra and was more suited to the mission demands of the USAAF, namely long range. The King Cobra’s biggest weakness was its limited range, but this was not an issue for the Red Air Force who operated from air strips close to the front lines in the battles on the Eastern Front against Germany. Like its P-39 predecessor, the P-63 King Cobra had the mid-mounted engine- it was felt that putting the engine near the aircraft’s center of gravity made it more maneuverable and it allowed for heavy armament to be fitted to the nose which included a 37mm cannon. It also had the unique “car” entry doors to the cockpit. This made bailing out tricky, so the doors were often rigged to be jettisonable in a bail out situation. #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KRBD #RBD #Dallas #airport #texas #igtexas #Bell #P63 #KingCobra #CommemorativeAirForce #WW2 #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #WingsOverDallas2018 #WoD2018 #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeeksAero (at Dallas Executive Airport) https://www.instagram.com/sentinelchicken/p/BwvVAqPF9Sb/?igshid=1v4cz4nu8ljy2

Play time's over. What? This comic has an actual story, y'know? xD

Ch2.5 p63

Ch1 p63

Just trust mother fucking Russia Mr Bell

#Texas: Second video of the two planes colliding during an #AirShow at #DallasExecutiveAirport. Whole crew dead in both planes.