Handbook of Instructions of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models YFM-1 and YFM-1B Multi-Place Fighter Airplanes Manufactured by Bell Aircraft Corp.
Materiel Division | 1940 | ISBN: N/A | English | 29 pages | PDF | 3.1 MB
T.O. No. 01-110HA-1
Materiel Division | 1940 | ISBN: N/A | English | 29 pages | PDF | 3.1 MB
T.O. No. 01-110HA-1
The United States Bell YFM-1 Airacuda was the first military aircraft produced by the Bell Aircraft Corporation. Originally designated the "Bell Model 1," the Airacuda first flew on 1 September 1937. The Airacuda was marked by bold design advances and considerable flaws that eventually grounded the aircraft.
The Airacuda was Bell Aircraft's answer for a "bomber destroyer" aircraft. Although it did see limited production, and one fully operational squadron was eventually formed, only one prototype and 12 production models were ultimately built, in three slightly different versions.