Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Fighter
The Boeing P-26 Peashooter (Model 266) is a single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Boeing Airplane Company.
The P-26 Peashooter was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft operated by the US Army Air Corps (USAAC).
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-27 Wasp | |
| Engine Power | 425 kW | 570 hp |
| max. Cruise Speed | 320 km/h | 173 kts 199 mph |
| max. Speed (vne) | 378 km/h | 204 kts 235 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 8.352 m | 27.400 ft |
| Range | 924 km | 499 NM 574 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 993 kg | 2.189 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 1.335 kg | 2.943 lbs |
| Wing Span | 8,51 m | 27 ft 11 in |
| Wing Area | 13,9 m² | 150 ft² |
| Length | 7,20 m | 23 ft 7 in |
| Height | 2,85 m | 9 ft 4 in |
| First Flight | 20.03.1932 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 151 | |
| Data for (Version) | Boeing P-26A Peashooter | |
| [Photo-ID: 12413] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica, on loan from San Diego Air and Space Museum |
| Museum of Flight [Seattle, WA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5475] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26A Peashooter Replica |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10234] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26A Peashooter United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: 7 c/n: 33-135 one of two remaining |
| NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6172] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-14 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum [San Diego, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6173] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-14 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum [San Diego, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6121] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26A Peashooter United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: NX3378G c/n: 1899 ex Guatemalan Air Force 0672, flyable, one of two remaining |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6120] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
![]() | Boeing P-26A Peashooter United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Reg.: NX3378G c/n: 1899 ex Guatemalan Air Force 0672, flyable, one of two remaining |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |








