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.
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(updated February 2009)
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)
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