Boeing P-26 – Fotografije & Video

V Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" je bilo prvo ameriško letalo za proizvodnjo vseh kovin in prvo lovsko enoletno letalo, ki je vstopilo v eskadriljsko službo z zračnim korpusom Vojske ZDA. Projektiral in zgradil Boeing, prototip je prvi letel leta 1932, tip pa je bil še vedno v uporabi z zračnim korpusom vojske ZDA že leta 1941 na Filipinih. Obstajata le dva preživela Peashooters, vendar so tri reprodukcije na razstavi z dvema več v gradnji.

Vir: Boeing P-26 na Wikiju

V 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.
V P-26 je poleg Združenih držav uporabljalo več držav, vključno s Kitajsko, Panamo, Gvatemalo in Filipini. P-26 se je boril v drugi kitajsko-japonski vojni, španski državljanski vojni in pacifiški vojni. P-26 so v poznih 1930-ih postopoma nadomestili naprednejši lovci, kot sta Curtiss P-36 in Seversky P-35. Zadnji P-26 so bili upokojeni leta 1945.