Built around a powerful nose-mounted cannon and an unconventional mid-engine layout, the Bell P-39 Airacobra promised a new kind of fighter but stumbled at altitude. Follow its troubled development, ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The anecdote shows that fighter planes must be relevant to the purpose they are employed for. In the case of the P-39, a plane that didn’t work for the United States ...

Do you want to know why people don't build mid-engined airplanes anymore? It's because it took until after the Second World War for folks to realize mid-engined vehicles don't make practical sense ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Ironically, the designers at Bell created a fighter that poorly fit the operational needs of the U.S. military, but that worked just fine for the low-level tactical ...

The P-39 Airacobra "flies" again -- in the new Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park building. The Buffalo-built aircraft won fame during World War II, with its cannon that fired through the ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Colored offset lithograph of a Bell ...