R/C Aircraft Plans P-26 "PEASHOOTER" | P-26 "PEASHOOTER" |
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* Note: The plan sheet that is available for download and viewing requires Abode Acrobat Reader, and is NOT as high of quality as the sold product. About The Plane....
Boeing initially designed the P-26 in 1931, designating it first as Model 248 and in December 1931 as the XP-936. The P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane pursuit plane produced for the U.S. Army Air Corps, affectionately called the "Peashooter" by its pilots. The P-26 was the last Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft accepted with an open cockpit, a fixed undercarriage, and an externally braced wing. Significantly faster in level flight than previous fighters, the P-26A's relatively high landing speed caused the introduction of landing flaps to reduce this speed. The Air Corps purchased a total of 111 of the production version, designating them as P-26A, and 25 of later -B and -C models.
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