Bell P-59 Airacomet
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bell-p-59-airacomet-185-12293885
title:
Bell P-59 Airacomet
text:
The Bell P-59 Airacomet is a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II. It was the first jet produced in the United States. As the British were further along in jet engine development, they donated an engine for the United States to copy in 1941 that became the basis for the General Electric J31 jet engine used by the P-59 a year later. Because the plane was underpowered, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was not impres
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
First jet aircraft of the United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet
date created:
2003-11-12T21:29:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:55:28Z
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