So it was that the war in the air began. Men rode upon the whirlwind that night and slew and fell like archangels. The sky rained heroes upon the astonished earth. Surely the last fights of mankind were the best. What was the heavy pounding of your Homeric swordsmen, what was the creaking charge of chariots, besides this swift rush, this crash, this giddy triumph, this headlong sweep to death? — H. G. Wells Quote, 'The World Set Free,' 1914
Bell P-63 Kingcobra Airplane Video - Allsion V-1710-F2L V-12 DOHC Liquid-Cooled engine
Crew: 1
Length: 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 4 in (11.7 m)
Height: 12 ft 7 in (3.8 m)
Maximum speed: 410 mph (660 km/h) at 25,000 ft
Range:
Combat: 450 mi (725 km)
Ferry: 2,200 mi (3,500 km) (3,540 km)
Service ceiling 43,000 ft (13,100 m)
Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (12.7 m/s)
Bell P-63 Kingcobra Airplane Video - P-63 Kingcobra Video - Airplane crash - 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow