Editing Bell XP-83 (section)

{{short description|Prototype escort fighter}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
  |name= XP-83
  |image= File:XP83 01.jpg
  |caption= S/n ''44-84990'' in test flight over Wright Field, May 1945
  |type= [[Escort fighter]]
  |manufacturer = [[Bell Aircraft]]
  |designer= 
  |first_flight= 25 February 1945
  |introduction=
  |retired=
  |status= Project cancelled [[1947 in aviation|1947]]
  |primary_user= [[United States Army Air Forces]] (intended)
  |more_users=
  |produced=
  |number_built=2
  |program cost={{US$|link=yes}}4.2 million<ref name="knaack">Knaack 1978, p.&nbsp;311.</ref>
  |unit cost = <!--Incremental or flyaway cost for military or retail price for commercial aircraft-->
  |developed_from=
  |variants =
}}

The '''Bell XP-83''' (later redesignated '''XF-83''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bell XF-83 |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000547279/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.nationalmuseum.af.mil}}</ref> was a United States prototype [[jet aircraft|jet]] [[escort fighter]] designed by [[Bell Aircraft]] during [[World War II]]. It first flew in 1945. As with most early [[first generation jet fighter|first generation jet fighters]], the design was hampered by a relative lack of power. With the rapid advancements in jet technology post-WWII, the XP-83 was soon eclipsed by more advanced designs and it never entered production.