Bell

Bell XP-77

Lightweight fighter

  • First flight1944
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built2
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)
Wingspan
8.38 m (27 ft 6 in)
Height
2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
530 km/h (330 mph, 290 kn)
Range
890 km (550 mi, 480 nmi)
Service ceiling
9,180 m (30,100 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Ranger V-770-7 inverted V12 engine (520 hp / 388 kW / shp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon, firing through the propeller., 2 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns with 200 rounds each.; Bombs: 1 × 300 lb (136 kg) bomb or, 1 × 325 lb (147 kg) depth charge