BELL P-63C "KINGCOBRA" (racer) - 1950

Description

P-63C Second production series differed from the P-63A by being powered by the uprated Allison V-1710-117 engine with a war emergency rating of 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) at sea level and 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) with water injection. The wingspan was reduced by 10 inches (250 mm). A total production run of 1,227 was completed. Numerous surplus P-63s ended up on the air racing circuit in the immediate postwar era. (Scale : 1/48e)