| NAME OF AIRCRAFT | DESCRIPTION |
| P-26A-PEASHOOTER | P-26 A PEASHOOTER WAS AN AMERICAN INTERWAR PISTON AIRCRAFT. IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY. THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS, IT WAS THE FIRST ALL METAL MONOPLANE IN THE US. ITS ORINGINAL,AND FLYABLE. |
| SPECIFICATIONS | DESCRIPTION |
| MANUFACTURER | BOEING |
| YEAR (FIRST FLIGHT) | MARCH 20 , 1932 |
| MODEL | P-26A c/n 1899 serial number 33-123 is on display at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California, and is the only remaining flying P-26. This aircraft was flown by the 27th Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field, Michigan and the 20th Pursuit Group at Barksdale Field, Louisiana before being deployed to the Panama Canal Zone. P-26A c/n 1911 serial number 33-135 is with the Smithsonian Institution′s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia This aircraft was assigned to the 94th Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field, Michigan, |
| CREW | ONE |
| MAX T/O WEIGHT | 3,360 IB |
| SPAN | 28FT ( 8.5 M ) |
| LENGTH | 23 FT 7 IN (7.19 M) |
| HEIGHT | 10 FT (3.0 M) |
| MAXIMUM SPEED | 234 MPH (377 KM/H, 203 KN) |
| CRUISE SPEED | 199 MPH |
| RATE OF CLIMB | 719 FT/MIN (3.65 M/S) |
| POWERPLANT | POWERPLANT: 1 × PRATT & WHITNEY R-1340-27 WASP 9-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED RADIAL PISTON ENGINE, 600 HP (450 KW) |
| RANGE | 360 MILES |
| SERVICE CEILING | 27,400 FT |
| ARMAMENT | TWO SYNCHRONIZED 0.30-CAL MACHINE GUNS, & TWO BOMBS |
Only two originals remain in the world. The P26A Peashooter at the Planes of Fame is the only flying original
Planes of Fame Museum Udvar Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA