P26 Peashooter
The P-26 was a company-funded fighter design
whose development began in September 1931. Like many other
aircraft of the early thirties, the P-26 had an open cockpit,
fixed landing gear, and externally braced wings. Destined to
become the USAAC's first monoplane fighter, as well as the first
all-metal production aircraft to serve with the USAAC, the Army
eventually ordered 174 examples of the small fighter. Although
the P-26 had been retired from front-line service by the time the
U.S. entered the war, P-26s were stationed at Pearl Harbor and in
the Phillipines (with the Phillipine Air Force) when the Japanese
attacked in December 1941.
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Type: single seat fighter
Crew: 1: Pilot
Armament: two .50 inch machine guns
or one .50 inch and one .30 inch machine gun
Specifications:
Length: 23' 7.25" (7.19 m)
Height: 10' 0.5" (3.06 m)
Wingspan: 27' 11.5" (8.52 m)
Wing area: 149.5 sq. ft (13.89 sq. m)
Empty Weight: 2197 lb (997 kg)
Max Weight: 2955 lb (1340 kg) max at takeoff
Propulsion:
No. of Engines: 1
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-27 radial
Horsepower: 500 hp
Performance:
Range: 360 miles (579 km)
Cruise Speed: 199 mph ( 320 km/h)
Max Speed: 234 mph ( 377 km/h) at 7500 ft
Ceiling: 27,400 ft (8350 m)
