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Bell YFM-1B 'Airacuda'
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Description
  Manufacturer: | Bell |
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  Base model: | FM-1 |
  Designation: | YFM-1 |
  Version: | B |
  Nickname: | Airacuda |
  Designation System: | U.S. Air Force |
  Designation Period: | 1936-1941 |
  Basic role: | Fighter, Multiplace |
  Status: | Prototype |
Specifications
 
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robert harand , CA | YFM-1B engine; army desigation;V-1710-41
allison desigation; V-1710-D2A
take off h.p. 1090
take off r.p.m. 3000 (turbocharger removed, using S/C and carb.
project engineer; A. Fornoff
gross wieght XFM-1 18,492
armament XFM-1B top turrent mounted .30 machine gun
side mounted .50 machine guns (one port, one starboard)
forward firing from each nacelle; 37mm flex. cannon and parallel .30 machine gun (four weapons total)
rear firing ventral weapon;.30 machine gun
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