Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Bell XP-59 Twin-Boom Fighter Proposal.
XP-52: 1 x Continental XIV-1430-3 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine developing 1,275 horsepower and driving a pair of propeller blades arranged in a "puller" configuration through a contra-rotating fashion.
Propulsion
388 mph
625 kph | 337 kts
Max Speed
26,247 ft
8,000 m | 5 miles
Service Ceiling
435 miles
700 km | 378 nm
Operational Range
2,500 ft/min
762 m/min
Rate-of-Climb