Boeing P-26 – Photos & Video

Čaj Boing P-26 "Peashooter" je bio prvi američki all-metal proizvodni borbeni avion i prvi monoplan potere koji je ušao u eskadrilu sa vazdušnim korpusom vojske SJEDINJENIH DRŽAVA. Projektovan i izgrađen od strane Boinga, prototip je prvi put leteo 1932. godine, a taj tip je još uvek bio u upotrebi sa vazdušnim korpusom američke vojske još 1941. na Filipinima. Postoje samo dva preživela peashootera, ali su na izložbi izložene tri reprodukcije sa još dve u izgradnji.

Izvor: Boing P-26 na Wikiju

Čaj Boing 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.
Čaj 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.