Aviation History online refers to the Bell P-39 as the Airacobra.
At 06:32 PM 11/2/2006, joseph lance wrote:
>In the Bell Aircobra---I would get very nervous with that 1150 BHP
>drive shaft spinning between my legs
>
>Lance
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
>To: "Pile,Chris" <zoombot@cox.net>; "Land Speed Digest"
><land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:50 PM
>Subject: RE: Rocket Racing League?
>
>
>>Chris;
>>
>>Hmmm.....1000 BHP and 275 MPH?
>>
>>The Bell Airacobra ran a 1150 BHP Allison V-12 and did 368 MPH--- and
>>that was in 1939.
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>>http://www.aviation-history.com/bell/p39.html
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>>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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