Boeing P-26B

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_P-26_family
military aircraft
monoplane
single-engine
gptkbp:armament 2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal
gptkbp:covers split flaps
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
streamlined fuselage
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1340_Wasp
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1932
gptkbp:floors tailplane-mounted
gptkbp:headlights conventional tail
gptkbp:height 3.05 m
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first all-metal monoplane fighter in U.S. service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing P-26B
gptkbp:influenced subsequent fighter designs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Boeing_247
gptkbp:introduced 1934
gptkbp:landingGear fixed tailwheel
gptkbp:length 8.23 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 360 km/h
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nationalTeam gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname Peashooter
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 100
gptkbp:operationalStatus wing-mounted
gptkbp:powerOutput 550 hp
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:productionCompany 1934-1938
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Boeing_Plant_2
gptkbp:propulsion two-bladed propeller
gptkbp:range 1,200 km
gptkbp:retired 1940s
gptkbp:retirementYear 1941
gptkbp:role air superiority fighter
gptkbp:services 10,000 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_P-12
gptkbp:supportRole interceptor
advanced trainer
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Corps
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Boeing_P-26C
gptkb:Boeing_P-26A
gptkbp:wingspan 10.67 m