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Boeing 102 P-12 Fighter Plane

After Evaluation by the US Navy and US Army at the Navy Test Centre in 1928 as the Boeing XF4B-1, 27 aircraft were ordered as the Boeing F4B-1, the first production aircraft taking to the air on the 6th of May 1929. After further testing at Anacostia the US Army ordered aircraft under the Boeing 102 P-12 designation, it equipped the majority of US Air Corps squadrons in the early 1930's and became one of the best known American fighter aircraft of the inter-war period. In total 586 Boeing 102 P-12 aircraft were made including all variants.

Boeing 102 P-12 Fighter Plane

 

Boeing P-12E Specifications:

  • Crew: Pilot only
  • Length: 20 ft 4 in (6.19 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft (9.14 m)
  • Height: 9 ft (2.74 m)
  • Loaded weight: 2,690 lb (1,220 kg)
  • Engine: single 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-17 radial engine
  • Maximum speed: 189 mph (304 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 160 mph (257 km/h)
  • Range: 570 miles (917 km)
  • Service ceiling: 8,020 m (26,300 ft)

Boeing P-12E Armament:

  • Guns: Two .30 inch (7.62 mm) machine guns or one .30 inch (7.62 mm) and one .50 inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
  • Bombs: 244 lb (111 kg) of bombs carried externally
 

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