Unrivaled Giants: Unveiling the World's Largest and Costliest Military Aircraft
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10. The Kingcobra
Entered Service: 1942
Retired: 1943
Cost: $797,000
Bell’s P-63 Kingcobra, an evolution of the P-39 Airacobra, featured a mid-mounted engine and sleek lines. Though the USAAF skipped it for combat, the design captured wartime innovation.
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Thomas Minks, Pinterest, and Kingcobra
Bell built 3,303 Kingcobras for the Soviet Air Force, each costing about $797,000 in today’s dollars. Its brief U.S. tenure contrasts with its sizable impact on the Eastern Front.
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