Boeing F4B-2

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft biplane
single-engine fighter
gptkbp:armament 1 × .50 in M2 Browning machine gun
2 × .30 in M1919 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:climbRate 1,500 ft/min
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:colors navy blue and yellow
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal
fabric-covered metal
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:decommissioned 1940s
gptkbp:design biplane
Boeing_engineers
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1340_Wasp
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Thach
gptkb:Captain_John_S._McCain_Sr.
Lieutenant_Commander_Edward_H._
gptkbp:firstFlight 1931
gptkbp:headlights conventional tail
gptkbp:height 10 ft 6 in
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first all-metal fighter for the US Navy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing F4B-2
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Boeing_F2B
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Boeing_F4B-1
gptkbp:landingGear fixed tailwheel
gptkbp:length 26 ft 6 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 200 mph
gptkbp:nickname F4B
gptkbp:notableFeature retractable landing gear
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 200
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in the late 1930s
gptkbp:powerOutput 450 hp
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:range 600 miles
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:Boeing_F4B-4
gptkb:Boeing_F4B-3
gptkb:Boeing_F4B-1
gptkbp:retired 1940s
gptkbp:role air superiority
gptkbp:serviceHistory used in training and combat
gptkbp:services 1932
1940s
30,000 ft
gptkbp:speed 60 mph
gptkbp:succeededBy high
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_P-26_Peashooter
gptkbp:unitAwards $15,000
gptkbp:usedIn World_War_II_training_missions
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Boeing_F4B
gptkbp:wingspan 32 ft 6 in