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Airacobra, which 9,588 were built. Putting their previous experience with
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persistent development and production problems, the original turbosupercharger was deleted from production models, instead using a single-stage, single-speed supercharger, as was standard on all other
Allison-powered products, with the exception of the P-38.
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573:, utilizing peroxide monopropellant rocket engines. While the rocket belt failed to be commercially developed, the rocket technology proved invaluable in future Bell programs. Bell's crowning achievement in the realm of rocketry was the
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1573:Bell Aircraft Corporation photographs, 1942-1952
1557:Bell Aircraft Corporation Photographs, 1942-1945
1241:. Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum. May 20, 2014
1048:Unbuilt twin jet engine reconnaissance airplane
953:Experimental single piston engine VTOL aircraft
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905:Single piston engine anti-submarine helicopter
1504:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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