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BOEING F4B-1 (MODEL 99)
1929
 
CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BOEING F4B-1 (MODEL 99)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 MAY 6, 1929
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JUNE 19, 1929
NUMBER BUILT :
 27
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
LENGTH :
 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
WING AREA :
 227.5 sq ft (21.13 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 1,963 lbs (890 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 2,724 lbs (1236 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 3,169 lbs (1437 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1340-8 Piston Engine, Rated at 500 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50-cal Machine Gun; 1 x .30-cal Machine Gun or 2 x .30-cal
 
 Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 120 lbs (54 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 166.3 mph (268 km/h) at Sea Level; 176 mph (283 km/h) at 6,000 ft
 
 (1829 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 140 mph (225 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 59 mph (95 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 5,000 in 2.9 min; 2,110 ft/min (643 m/min)
RANGE :
 371 miles (597 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 26,900 ft (8199 m); 29,600 ft (9022 m) Absolute Ceiling
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Donald, David, Gordon. American Warplanes of World War II. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1995. ISBN 0-7607-2274-9.

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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