Boeing P-12
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The Boeing P-12 was an American pursuit aircraft that was operated by the United States Army Air Corps. Boeing Aircraft Company supplied the USAAC with 366 P-12's between 1929 and 1932. The United States Navy also operated this aircraft under the name of F4B.
There is a P-12E on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio.
Specifications (P-12E)
- Length: 20 ft 4 in (6.19 m)
- Span: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-17 of 500 hp (373 kW)
- Armament: Two .30-cal (7.62 mm) machine guns or one .30-cal (7.62 mm) and one .50-cal (12.7 mm); 244 lb (111 kg) of bombs carried externally.
- Maximum speed: 189 mph (304 km/h)
- Cruising speed: 160 mph (257 km/h)
- Range: 570 miles (917 km)
- Maximum weight: 2,690 lb (1,220 kg)
Operators
- Brazil, China, Spain, United States (Army Air Corps, Navy).
External links
- [P-12 page at the National Museum of the United States Air Force]
- [Joe Baugher's P-12 History Page]
- [The Boeing P-12/F4b picture page]
- [Boeing F4B US Navy Version]
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