P-39 vs Zero
P-39 Airacobra versus Mitsubishi A6M Zero |
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| Airplane | P-39 Airacobra | Mitsubishi A6M Zero | ||
| Country | USA | Japan | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter | Fighter | ||
| First Flight | 1938 | 1939 | ||
| Introduction | 1941 | 1940 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 9600 | 11000 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 30 | 77 | ||
| Lethality level | Medium | High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 11 | 15 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 15 | 45 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 26 | 60 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 150 | 500 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 2200 | 3000 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 2012 | 2743 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 499 | 423 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 420 | 342 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 75 | 125 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 6,90 | 10,10 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 2,10 | 3,08 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 16,20 | 18,70 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 4,94 | 5,70 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 35 | 22 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 171 | 107 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,222 | 0,257 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,490 | 0,566 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,142 | 0,143 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,313 | 0,316 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3750 | 2900 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 1143 | 884 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 30,10 | 29,80 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,17 | 9,08 | ||
| Width (ft) | 34,00 | 39,30 | ||
| Width (m) | 10,36 | 11,98 | ||
| Height (ft) | 12,50 | 10,00 | ||
| Height (m) | 3,81 | 3,05 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 215 | 242 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 20,0 | 22,5 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 5400 | 3700 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 2449 | 1678 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 8450 | 6630 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 3833 | 3007 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1200 | 950 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Allison V-1710-85 | 1 × Nakajima Sakae 12 | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 376 | 331 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 605 | 533 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,49 | 0,43 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 525 | 1915 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 845 | 3082 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 31000 | 32650 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 9449 | 9952 | ||
Airplanes armament and equipment
| 1 x 37mm Oldsmobile cannon firing through the propeller hub with 34 rounds OR 1 x 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannon. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in the upper forward fuselage with 200 rounds each. 4 x 7.62mm machine guns in wings (2 to a wing) with 1,000 rounds each. |
2 x 20mm cannons 2 x 7.7mm machine guns |