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The Boeing P-12 was an American Pursuit Aircraft that was operated by the United States Army Air Corps . Boeing Aircraft Company supplied the USAAC with 366 P-12's between 1929 and 1932 . The United States Navy also operated this aircraft under the name of '''F4B'''.

There is a P-12E on display at the National Museum Of The United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio .


SPECIFICATIONS (P-12E)

  • Length: 20 ft 4 in (6.19 m)

  • Span: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)

  • Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)

  • Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-17 of 500 hp (373 kW)

  • Armament: Two .30-cal (7.62 mm) machine guns or one .30-cal (7.62 mm) and one .50-cal (12.7 mm); 244 lb (111 kg) of bombs carried externally.

  • Maximum speed: 189 mph (304 km/h)

  • Cruising speed: 160 mph (257 km/h)

  • Range: 570 miles (917 km)

  • Maximum weight: 2,690 lb (1,220 kg)



OPERATORS

  • Brazil, China, Spain, United States (Army Air Corps, Navy).



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