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BOEING F4B-2 (MODEL 223)
1930
 
CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
  
     
 
 
DATA
  
 
BOEING F4B-2 (MODEL 223)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1930
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 JANUARY 2, 1931
NUMBER BUILT :
 46
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
LENGTH :
 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
HEIGHT :
 9 ft 10 in (2.99 m)
WING AREA :
 227.5 sq ft (21.13 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 2,061 lbs (935 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 2,793 lbs (1267 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 3,260 lbs (1479 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 :
 464 lbs (210 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 170 mph (274 km/h) at Sea Level; 186 mph (299 km/h) at 6,000 ft
 
 (1829 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 158 mph (254 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 57 mph (92 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 5,000 in 2.5 min
RANGE :
 403 miles (649 km); 812 miles (1307) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 26,900 ft (8199 m); 28,200 ft (8595 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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