The Boeing P-12 was an Americanpursuit 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. Image File history File links Boeing_P-12. ... Image File history File links Boeing_P-12. ... Ira Clarence Eaker (13 April 1896 – 6 August 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Force, who commanded the Eighth Air Force during World War II. Eaker was born in Field Creek, Texas, in 1896. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)(TYO: 7661 ) is the worlds leading aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
There is a P-12E on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, east of Dayton, Ohio. ... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio. ... Skyline of Dayton from the north, across the Great Miami River. ...
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 lbs (1,220 kg)
Operators
Brazil, China, Spain, United States (Army Air Corps, Navy).
External links
P-12 page at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Boeing was convinced he could build a better plane and decided to learn to fly and begin manufacturing aircraft.
Boeing and Eddie Hubbard flew this plane on March 3,1919, on the first international mail delivery, carrying 60 letters from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Washington.
Boeing also modified and rebuilt De Havilland DH-4 fighters, moving their fuel tanks to a location where they were less likely to burst into flames and trap the pilot (thus the nickname the "Flying Coffin").
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