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Boeing F4B-1 1933 Boeing Aircraft Company developed the aircraft as a private venture to replace the Boeing Aircraft Company F3B and F2B with the United States Navy. The new aircraft was smaller, lighter and more agile than the ones it replaced but still used the Wasp engine of the F3B. This resulted in a higher top speed and overall better performance. As result of Navy evaluation 27 were ordered as the F4B-1, later evaluation by the United States Army Air Corps resulted in orders with the designation P-12. Production of all variants totalled 586. Crew: 1 pilot; 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 lb (1,220 kg) USN 90 René Hieronymus Scale 1:72 Building time: approx. 19 hrs. |