Talk:Bell P-59 Airacomet/@comment-2601:646:8F01:D716:D890:4C95:4F03:78F-20171108224557/@comment-2601:646:8F01:D716:FC25:2244:A0D3:1EA4-20171202122630

That Cobra J would be the first swept wing Allied jet.

Speed would be in the jet/rocket class. Not straight wing either. Should ace out the P-80.

An alternate weapon would be the fast and lightweight Mk V 20mm Hispano. 6 of those cannons would give a good enough fire pattern in jet combat: 75 r/s harmonized and concentrated!

Take-off may still need a long run but with rocket assist it would be quick.

The wings free of guns, would carry extra fuel for endurance.

Bell might have had a mean and lean fighter jet the USAAC wouldn't pass up.

So what if it meant Russia wouldn't get as many conventional Kingcobras. The US would keep the jet and mass produce it for themselves.