Boeing P-12 / F4B (Model 83/89)
Fighter Biplane
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Boeing F4B (Model 83) & P-12 (Model 89) is a single-engine single-seat fighter biplane aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Boeing Airplane Company. F4B was the Navy variant, P-12 the US Army Air Corps variant.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-16 Wasp | |
| Engine Power | 410 kW | 550 hp |
| Speed | 304 km/h | 164 kts 189 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 8.199 m | 26.900 ft |
| Range | 594 km | 321 NM 369 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 1.068 kg | 2.355 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 1.638 kg | 3.611 lbs |
| Wing Span | 9,14 m | 29 ft 12 in |
| Wing Area | 21,1 m² | 227 ft² |
| Length | 6,12 m | 20 ft 1 in |
| Height | 2,84 m | 9 ft 4 in |
| First Flight | 25.06.1928 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 586 | |
| Data for (Version) | Boeing F4B-4 | |
| Variants | Boeing P-12B, C, D, E, F, F4B-1, -2, -3, -4 | |
| [Photo-ID: 12397] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
 | Boeing 100 (F4B-1) Reg.: N872H c/n: 1143 one of four F4B-1 built for the civil market |
| Museum of Flight [Seattle, WA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 12398] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
 | Boeing 100 (F4B-1) Reg.: N872H c/n: 1143 one of four F4B-1 built for the civil market |
| Museum of Flight [Seattle, WA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6400] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09 | |
 | Boeing 100E (P-12E) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: KH-7 c/n: 1488 |
| Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6401] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09 | |
 | Boeing 100E (P-12E) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: KH-7 c/n: 1488 |
| Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10134] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
 | Boeing F4B-4 United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 9241 c/n: 1757 |
| National Air and Space Museum [Washington, DC] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5474] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
 | Boeing P-12E United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: 31-559 c/n: 1488 |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6119] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Boeing P-12E / F4B-3 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: NX3360G c/n: 1512 ex USAAC 32-017 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6118] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Boeing P-12E / F4B-3 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: NX3360G c/n: 1512 ex USAAC 32-017 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |