Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Bell D-188A (XF-109) Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Supersonic Multirole Aircraft Proposal.
6 x General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojet engines (for vertical and horizontal flight) with 2 x General Electric J85-GE-19 turbojet engines (for horizontal flight).
Propulsion
1,519 mph
2,445 kph | 1,320 kts
Max Speed
59,055 ft
18,000 m | 11 miles
Service Ceiling
2,423 miles
3,900 km | 2,106 nm
Operational Range