Bell YFM-1 Airacuda

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The Bell YFM-1 Airacuda was an experimental American twin‑engine heavy fighter of the late 1930s, notable for its unconventional design featuring forward-firing cannon housed in engine nacelles and a role envisioned as a long-range bomber destroyer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental heavy fighter aircraft ⓘ
prototype military aircraft ⓘ
twin-engine aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal construction ⓘ
armament 37 mm cannon ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
armamentRole bomber destruction at long range ⓘ
category United States experimental aircraft ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ
configuration twin-engine ⓘ
conflictContext pre–World War II development ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
crewPosition engine nacelle gun stations ⓘ
nose compartment ⓘ
designFeature crew positions in engine nacelles ⓘ
forward-firing cannon in engine nacelles ⓘ
mid-wing monoplane layout ⓘ
tricycle landing gear ⓘ
developedFor United States Army Air Corps bomber defense doctrine ⓘ
developmentOutcome program cancelled ⓘ
engineConfiguration pusher configuration ⓘ
era late 1930s ⓘ
firstFlight 1937 ⓘ
intendedUse bomber escort ⓘ
long-range bomber interception ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Bell Aircraft ⓘ
notableFor gunner positions in engine nacelles ⓘ
unconventional design ⓘ
numberBuilt 13 ⓘ
operatorType experimental evaluation units ⓘ
powerplant Allison V-1710 V-12 engine ⓘ
linked to: Allison V-1710
programType pre-production test program ⓘ
propellerPosition behind wing (pusher propellers) ⓘ
propulsionType piston engine ⓘ
reasonForCancellation technical problems ⓘ
unsatisfactory performance ⓘ
role bomber destroyer ⓘ
heavy fighter ⓘ
serviceEntry pre–World War II period ⓘ
status not mass-produced ⓘ
prototype only ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin-tail ⓘ
usedBy United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
wingPosition mid-wing ⓘ

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Bell Aircraft → developed → Bell YFM-1 Airacuda ⓘ