Bell P-63 Kingcobra

**Bell P-63** Kingcobra adalah pesawat tempur Amerika Serikat dikembangkan oleh Bell dalam Perang Dunia II dari Bell P-39 Airacobra dalam upaya untuk memperbaiki kekurangan pesawat itu.

Meskipun pesawat tidak diterima untuk digunakan tempur United States Army Air Forces, itu berhasil diadopsi oleh Angkatan Udara Soviet.

## Referensi

* Angelucci, Enzo and Paolo Matricardi. *World Aircraft: World War II, Volume II* (Sampson Low Guides). Maidenhead, UK: Sampson Low, 1978. ISBN 0-562-00096-8.
* Bridgman, Leonard, ed. “The Bell Kingcobra.” *Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II*. London: Studio, 1946, p.&nbsp;207. ISBN 1-85170-493-0.
* Dean, Francis H. *America's Hundred Thousand*. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997. ISBN 0-7643-0072-5.
* Dorr, Robert F. "Bell Cobra Variants: P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra" *Wings of Fame*, Vol. 10, 1998.
* Gordon, Yefim. *Soviet Air Power in World War 2.* Hinckley, Lancashire, UK: Midland, Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-85780-304-4.
* Green, William. *War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Four: Fighters*. London: MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., Sixth impression 1969, first edition 1961. ISBN 0-356-01448-7.
* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. *WW2 Aircraft Fact Files: US Army Air Force Fighters, Part 1*. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1977. ISBN 0-356-08218-0.
* Hardesty, Von. *Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945*. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1991, First edition 1982. ISBN 0-87474-510-1.
* Hickman, Ivan. *Operation Pinball: The USAAF's Secret Aerial Gunnery Program in WWII*. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1990. ISBN 0-87938-472-7.
* Jane, Fred T. “The Bell Kingcobra.” *Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II*. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0.
* Johnsen, Frederick A. *Bell P-39/P-63 Airacobra & Kingcobra.* St. Paul, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, ISBN 1-58007-010-8.
* Lednicer, David A. "Aerodynamics of the Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra." *SAE paper 2000-01-167.* Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, 9 May 2000.
* Long, Everett A. and Ivan Y. Neganblya. *Cobras over the Tundra* (bilingual Russian/English). Reno, Nevada: Arktika, 2nd edition 2001, 1992. ISBN 0-9634578-1-0.
* Matthews, Birch. *Cobra! Bell Aircraft Corporation 1934-1946*. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-88740-911-3.
* Pelletier, Alain J. "French 'Kings' - Bell P-63 Kingcobras in Indochina" *Air Enthusiast*, No 72, 1997.
* Smith, F. and D.J. Higton. “Flight Tests of “King Cobra” FZ.440 to Investigate the Practical Requirements for the Achievement of Low Profile Drag Coefficients on a “Low Drag” Aerofoil.” *Aeronautical Research Council R&M* 2375, August 1945.
* Tomalik, Jacek. *Bell P-39 Airacobra Cz.1, Monografie Lotnicze 58* (in Polish). Gdańsk, Poland: AJ-Press, 1999. ISBN 83-7237-032-X.
* Tomalik, Jacek. *Bell P-63 Kingcobra, XFL-1 Airabonita, P-39 Airacobra Cz.2, Monografie Lotnicze 59* (in Polish). Gdańsk, Poland: AJ-Press, 2001. ISBN 83-7237-034-6.
* Petit, Jean-Jacques. "Le Kingcobra en Indochine", *Aviation Francaise Magazine* No. 1 (Dec 2004/Jan 2005), pp.&nbsp;4–21

## Pranala luar

;Data
* Commemorative Air Force restoration of P-63 42-68941
* Contemporary report on Kingcobra in ''Flight'' 1944
* National Museum of the United States Air Force Fact Sheets: Bell P-63 Kingcobra
* National Museum of the United States Air Force P-63 43-11728
* Palm Springs Air Museum P-63 42-68864
* Pima Air and Space Museum P-63 43-11727 
* Yanks Air Museum P-63 42-69080
;Photos
* Photo of the P-63 Kingcobra in flight.
* Walkaround P-63 Kingcobra from Monino Museum, Russia
* Photo of Larry Haven's 'Race 90" at warbirdaeropress.com 
* Photo of Charles Tucker's Race 30 with the  wings from airrace.com
* Gallery of photos in French service