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Boeing P-12

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The Boeing P-12 was an United States of America 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. machine guns or one .30-cal. and one .50-cal.; 244 lbs of bombs carried externally.
  • Maximum speed: 189 mph (304 kph)
  • Cruising speed: 160 mph (257 kph)
  • Range: 570 miles (917 km)
  • Maximum weight: 2,690 lbs (1,220 kg)
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