Boeing

Boeing F2B

Carrier fighter

  • First flight1926
  • Introduction20 January 1928
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built33
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Wingspan
9.17 m (30 ft 1 in)
Height
2.81 m (9 ft 2.25 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn)
Range
507 km (315 mi, 274 nmi)
Service ceiling
6,555 m (21,500 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-8 Wasp Radial (425 hp / 317 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 ×.50 in Browning M1921E1 and 1 ×.30 in forward firing Browning M1918 machine guns or 2 × 0.30 in machine guns in the forward fuselage; Bombs: 5 × 25 lb bombs carried under the fuselage and lower wing

Engines 1

R-1340 1925 R-1340 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp The first Pratt & Whitney engine, the start of the famous Wasp series. Pratt & Whitney · United States→