Boeing Model 100
Courtesy Boeing Museum of Flight.
Edited by David Barth November 2014. Photos are by David Barth.
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| Boeing Museum of Flight. |
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| Boeing Model 100. |
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| Boeing Model 100. |
(The engine installed on the plane is a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior.)
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| Boeing Model 100. |
The following information is courtesy of "Boeing Aircraft Since 1916" published by Putnam in 1966, written by Peter Bowers. The plane is part of Boeing's "The Museum of Flight Collection."
| 1928 BOEING MODEL P-12/MODEL 100 SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Role | Fighter
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| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Model | P-12/MODEL 100 |
| Span | 30 ft. (9 m) |
| Length | 20 ft. 7 in. (6.2 m) |
| Height | 9 ft. 7 in. (2.9 m) |
| Wing Area | 227.5 sq. ft. (20.5 sq. m) |
| Weight, loaded | 2,557 lbs. (1,150.7 kg) |
| Weight, Empty | 1,665 lbs (749.3 kg) |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney R-1340B "Wasp" |
| Engine Horsepower, each | 450 h.p. |
| BOEING MODEL P-12/MODEL 100 PERFORMANCE |
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| Top Speed | 169 mph (270 km/h)
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| Cruise Speed | 142 mph (227 km/h)
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| Range | 520 miles (832 km) |
| Service Ceiling | 26,900 ft. (8,070 m) |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 1 pilot |
| Gun Armament | A .50 caliber and a .30 caliber machine gun |
| Bomb Armament | A 500 lb. (225 kg) bomb |
| Part of the "Museum of Flight Collection." |