Boeing

Boeing Model 218

Fighter

  • First flight1929
  • Introduction1930
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
20 ft 4 in
Wingspan
30 ft
Height
9 ft
02

Performance

Maximum speed
189 mph
Range
570 mi
Service ceiling
26,300 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-17 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (500 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 x.30 inch (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns with 600 rounds per gun or 1 x.30 inch (7.62 mm) machine gun with 600 rounds and 1 x.50 inch (12.7 mm) machine gun with 200 rounds; Bombs: 244 lb (111 kg) of bombs carried externally.

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→