USA - Naval aviation and armament
Boeing F4B fighter
F4B-4
Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
F4B-1 | fighter | 8/1929 - 1/1933 | 27 | late 1937 | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-17 engine (525 h. p.) |
F4B-2 | 46 | minor alterations | |||
F4B-3 | 21 | metal construction | |||
F4B-4 | 74 | R-1340-16 engine (550 h. p.), lifeboat |
Modification |
F4B-4 |
Wing span, m |
9.14 |
Length, m |
6.12 |
Height, m |
2.84 |
Wings area, m2 |
21.13 |
Empty mass, kg |
1068 |
Full flying-off mass, kg |
1638 |
Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-16 |
Power, h. p. | 550 |
Maximal speed, km/h | 303 |
Cruise speed, km/h | 254 |
Flying range, km | 600 |
Vertical speed, m/s | 8.7 |
Maximal altitude, m | 8200 |
Complement | 1 |
Armament | 2 õ 7.6 Browning MG, 120 kg of bombs |
F4B-2
F4B-4
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