Also the Bell Airacudas gunners in the engine were just almost loaders. This was becasue the guns were mostly fired inside from fire control officers. They could fire themselves but it was mostly they reloaded the gun.

The Bell FM AIRACUDA:

The plane was intended to be a ANti Aircraft Mobile platform. Its 600 lb bomb load was almost useless and each of the Nacelles had a 37 mm or 27 mm cannon in it. Airacuda pilots reported that the plane was unstable in a pitch with the power on, but once the power was reduced it became stable, which made it easy to land. THe highly complicated electircal system rewuired a full-time auxilary petrol motor running inside the fuselage to keep it energized. If it failed, which it did, the pilot lost flaps, gear, fuel pumps and engines. There was a perascope under the nose so the fire control officer could spot enemy fighters. The Airacuda had a lot of drag making it slower then most bombers and less manoverable then most fighters........It overall was a bad design.

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