• Painted in olive drab, the twin-engine Bell XP-59A Airacomet had a single-seat cockpit enclosed by a Plexiglas canopy. The experimental craft logged just under 60 hours of flight testing before being retired from service.
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    The twin-engine XP-59A had a single-seat cockpit. The experimental craft logged just under 60 hours of flight testing before being retired from service.

  • Painted in olive drab, the twin-engine Bell XP-59A Airacomet had a single-seat cockpit enclosed by a Plexiglas canopy. The experimental craft logged just under 60 hours of flight testing before being retired from service.

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