Peashooter

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The Peashooter is the nickname of the Boeing P-26, a 1930s American single-seat fighter aircraft notable as the U.S. Army Air Corps’ first all-metal monoplane fighter.

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instanceOf Boeing P-26
fighter aircraft
military aircraft
monoplane
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
aircraftRole fighter
armament .30 in machine guns
.50 in machine guns
light bombs
cockpitConfiguration single-seat
construction all-metal
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
engineType air-cooled radial engine
enteredServiceWith U.S. Army Air Corps pursuit squadrons
era 1930s
firstAllMetalMonoplaneFighterFor U.S. Army Air Corps
firstFlightDate 1932-03-20
fuselageConstruction metal monocoque
hasNickname Peashooter
hasOpenCockpit true
introduced 1934
landingGearType fixed landing gear
manufacturer Boeing
maximumSpeed 234 mph
377 km/h
notableFor being the U.S. Army Air Corps’ first all-metal monoplane fighter
numberOfEngines 1
officialName Boeing P-26
operator China
Guatemala
Panama
Philippines
United States
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
range 360 mi
retired 1950s
serviceBranch U.S. Army Air Corps
serviceCeiling 27,400 ft
status retired
successor Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Seversky P-35
tailType conventional tail
usedAs frontline fighter
trainer aircraft later in service
usedBy United States Army Air Corps
usedInConflict Philippine campaign of 1941–1942
Second Sino-Japanese War
wingConstruction all-metal
wingType cantilever wing

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Boeing P-26 Peashooter nicknamed Peashooter