P-63 Kingcobra - In Defense of America's Overlooked Fighter

-- Play War Thunder For Free: https://wtplay.link/militaryaviationh... The P-63 Kingcobra was fast, maneuverable and had immense firepower. On paper, it was a serious competitor to the P-47 and P-51 - yet the Army Air Force decided that the plane was not for them. Let's discover why! Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ Support - Patreon:   / milavhistory   Channel Memberships:    / @militaryaviationhistory   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/ AK Interactive: 10% off with "AK10MAH" at http://www.ak-interactive.com/ (ALL categories except 'LEGO/AK Deals') Museum - P-63 Kingcobra filmed at the Legacy Flight Museum: https://www.rexburg.org/area-info/pag... Social Media - Twitter:   / milavhistory   Instagram:   / milaviationhistory   Sources - AN 01-60JE-1, Models P-51D and K Series Airplanes, Nov. 1945 AN 01-65BC-1A, Pilot Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-47D-25 through D-35, Jan. 1945 AN 01-110FP-1, Pilot Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-63A-1 through A-10, Feb 1945 Dean, Francis (1997) America’s Hundred Thousand, Schiffer Military History Matthews, Brich (2004). Cobra! the Bell Aircraft Corporation 1934-1946, Schiffer Military History Timecodes - 00:00 - P-63 Kingcobra 00:08 - In Defense of... 01:16 - An "Honest Aircraft" 03:05 - Top Trumps vs P-47/P-51 06:32 - War thunder [Sponsored Segment] 07:30 - It's No Mustang 14:30 - Gunslinger Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound