Boeing P-26 | |
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Riik | USA |
Tüüp | Jälitamislennuk |
Esimene lend | 20. märts 1932 |
Ehitatud | 151 |
2007 Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" oli esimene Ameerika täismetalli tootmise hävituslennuk ja esimene monoplaan, mis sisenes eskadroni teenistusse Ameerika Ühendriikide armee õhukorpusega. Boeingu projekteeritud ja ehitatud prototüüp lendas esmakordselt 1932. aastal ja tüüp oli endiselt kasutusel USA armee õhukorpusega veel 1941. aastal Filipiinidel. Seal on ainult kaks ellujäänud Peahooterit, kuid näitusel on kolm reproduktsiooni, millest veel kaks on ehitamisel.
Allikas: Boeing P-26 vikis
Boeing P-26 | |
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Fotograaf | Rob Brown |
Lokaliseerimine | Teadmata |
Fotod | 22 |
P-26 Herneshooter kõnnib ringi | |
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Fotograaf | Grant Moulton |
Lokaliseerimine | Teadmata |
Fotod | 34 |
Boeing P-26A Herneshooter | |
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Fotograaf | Cees Hendriks |
Lokaliseerimine | Teadmata |
Fotod | 42 |
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The Boeing P-26 was a single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft that entered service with the United States Army Air Corps in 1933. It was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the Air Corps. The P-26 was also known as the “Peashooter” because of its small size and slender fuselage.
The P-26 had a low-wing cantilever design with a fixed landing gear and an open cockpit. It was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine that produced 500 horsepower. The P-26 had a maximum speed of 234 miles per hour and a range of 360 miles. It was armed with two 0.30-inch machine guns mounted in the nose.
The P-26 was used by several countries besides the United States, including China, Panama, Guatemala and the Philippines. The P-26 saw combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Spanish Civil War and the Pacific War. The P-26 was gradually replaced by more advanced fighters such as the Curtiss P-36 and the Seversky P-35 in the late 1930s. The last P-26s were retired from service in 1945.
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