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BERLINER-JOYCE P-16 (PB-1)
1931
 
FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BERLINER-JOYCE P-16 (PB-1)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Berliner-Joyce Aircraft Corporation
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1931
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 MARCH 1, 1932
NUMBER BUILT :
 25
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
LENGTH :
 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
WING AREA :
 279 sq ft (25.92 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 2,803 lbs (1271 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 3,996 lbs (1813 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 --
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Curtiss V-1570-25 Conqueror Liquid Cooled 12-Cylinder Inline
 
 Piston Engine (Supercharged), Rated at 600 hp
ARMAMENT :
 3 x .30-cal Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 244 lbs (111 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 2 - Pilot and Observer
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 175 mph (282 km/h) at Sea Level;
 
 172 mph (277 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1524 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 151 mph (243 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 66 mph (106 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 5,000 ft (1524 m) in 2.9 min
RANGE :
 650 miles (1046 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 21,600 ft (6584 m); 22,800 ft (6949 m) Absolute Ceiling
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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