The first combat-ready P-39D Airacobra were ordered on September 13, 1940. The next day, the initial contract for the previous model (P-39C) was modified, and the 21st and subsequent machines on the P-39C order (serials 40-2991/3050) were ordered completed as P-39Ds. Compared to the P-39C, the P-39D heavier armament. It had four wing-mounted 0.30-inch machine guns with 1000 rpg, two fuselage-mounted 0.50-inch machine guns with 200 rounds per gun, plus the 37-mm cannon (with increased ammunition capacity of 30 rounds). Bulletproof windshield panels were added, and some armor protection for the pilot was provided. The D model also differed from all other Airacobra variants in having a slightly smaller wing area of 213 square feet, as compared with 213.22 square feet on all other models.
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This product was added to Air Force Model Airplanes catalog on Wednesday 28 November, 2007.