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In 1942, Bell designed the first U.S. jet fighter P-59. Due to its small capacity of fuel tank and fuel-hungry engine, it was lack of operational range and only served as a trainer plane. In 1943, USAAF issued a requirement for a long range fighter with sufficient range to escort bombers over very long distance. Convair's XP-81 and North American's XP-82 were responded to the requirement. As USAAF preferred to a pure jet-powered fighter, Bell was also asked to propose a design based on its P-59 experience. In July 1944, Bell submitted Model 40 and was ordered for two prototypes, designated XP-83. Only seven months later, the first XP-83 made its first flight in February 1945. However, It was judged under-power and unstable. With the end of the war, the need for a long-range fighter had eliminated. The XP-83 project was abandoned. The first XP-83 was used in ramjet test until crashed in September 1946 and the second XP-83 was used in gunnery test until scrapped in 1947.

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Long range pursuit aircraft

To design a long-range jet fighter advanced from P-59.

53ft.

44ft.10in.

15ft.3in.

2x General Electric J33-GE-5 centrifugally-fed turbojet

522 mph

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6x 0.5in. machine gun

The Bell XP-83 is suitable to group with the following collection series.

U.S.A.A.F. pursuit aircraft in World War II 1939 ~ 1945

Curtiss YP-37

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Bell P-39 Airacobra

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Seversky XP-41

Curtiss XP-42

Republic P-43 Lancer

Republic P-44 Rocket

Bell P-45 (YP-39) Airacobra

Curtiss XP-46

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Douglas XP-48

Lockheed XP-49

Grumman XP-50 Skyrocket

North American P-51 Mustang

Bell XP-52

Curtiss XP-53

Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose

Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet

Tucker XP-57

Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning

Bell XP-59A Airacomet

Curtiss XP-60

Northrop P-61 Black Widow

Curtiss XP-62

Bell P-63 Kingcobra

North American P-64 (NA-68)

Grumman XP-65 (F7F-1) Tigercat

Vultee P-66 Vanguad

McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat

Vultee XP-68 (XP-54) Tornado

Republic XP-69

Douglas P-70 (A-20) Havoc

Curtiss XP-71

Republic XP-72

Hughes XP-73 (XF-11 / XA-37)

Fisher XP-75

Bell P-76 (XP-39E) Airacobra

Bell XP-77

North American XP-78 (XP-51B) Mustang

Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

Convair XP-81

North American P-82 twin Mustang

Bell XP-83

Aircraft responded to USAAF long-range fighter requirement 1943

Convair XP-81

North American P-82 twin Mustang

Bell XP-83

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Jet fighter in World War II

Bell XP-59A Airacomet

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

Ryan FR-1 Fireball

McDonnell FD-1 (FH-1) Phantom

Convair XP-81

Bell XP-83

Curtiss XF15C-1

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War -time U.S. experimental aircraft