Boeing P-26 Peashooter

	Boeing P-26 Peashooter - USA
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	The Boeing P-26 Peashooter was the first all metal, pursuit monoplane, for the USAAC. However, it was conservative in design, with fixed gear and external wing bracing—although the P-26 would prove to be a gallant fighter against Japanese aircraft, in the Philippines, at the beginning of World War II—it was for the most part, an interim aircraft. More...

Specifications:
Boeing P-26A (Model 266)

Dimensions:
Wing span: 27 ft 11 1/2 in (8.50 m)

Length: 23 ft 7 1/4 in (7.18 m)

Height: 10 ft 0 in (3.04 m)

Weights:
Empty: 2,196 lb (996 kg)

Operational: 3,360 lb (1,524 kg)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 234 mph (377 km/h) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m)

Service Ceiling: 27,400 ft (8,352 m)

Normal Range: 360 miles (579 km)

Max. Range: 635 miles (1,022 km)

Powerplant:
One Pratt & Whittney Wasp R-1340-7 nine cylinder air-cooled single row radial engine rated at 600 hp at 2,250 rpm for take-off.

Armament:
Two .30 inch machine-guns and one 200lb (91 kg.) bomb.

Specifications:
Boeing P-26A (Model 266)
Dimensions:
Wing span:	27 ft 11 1/2 in (8.50 m)
Length:	23 ft 7 1/4 in (7.18 m)
Height:	10 ft 0 in (3.04 m)
Weights:
Empty:	2,196 lb (996 kg)
Operational:	3,360 lb (1,524 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed:	234 mph (377 km/h) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m)
Service Ceiling:	27,400 ft (8,352 m)
Normal Range:	360 miles (579 km)
Max. Range:	635 miles (1,022 km)
Powerplant:
One Pratt & Whittney Wasp R-1340-7 nine cylinder air-cooled single row radial engine rated at 600 hp at 2,250 rpm for take-off.
Armament:
Two .30 inch machine-guns and one 200lb (91 kg.) bomb.