P-26A Peashooter

by Toys and Models

Product Features

• Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Airplane
• Handcrafted and Handpainted
• Comes with base stand ready to display
• Comes with base stand ready for display

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 14 x 7 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0006N1QMM
• Item model number: AP26T
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #974,758 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The American Boeing P-26 (Peashooter) was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the United States Army Air Corps. The diminutive Peashooter, as it became affectionately known by service pilots, was faster than previous American Combat aircraft, however it was also an anachronism. The Peashooter's wings were braced with wire, rather than with the rigid struts used on other airplanes, so the airplane was lighter and had less drag. Its initial high landing speeds were reduced by the addition of wing flaps in the production models. The P-26 flew 27 mph faster and outclimbed biplane fighters, that's why the Army ordered 136 production-model Peashooters. The first Boeing P-26 major combat mission was the Chinese Model 281, in what was the world's first air-interception and destruction of raiding monoplane aircraft. The P-26 remained in active service for many years. In November 1940, a full year after the start of World War II, the U.S. Army's entire fighter strength in the Philippines consisted of only 28 P-26's. Most of P-26 were destroyed in the first Japanese attacks, but two of them, flown by Philippine pilots, became the first American fighters to shoot down Japanese airplanes. Two original P-26s are known to exist. One is in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum, while the other has been owned for many years by the Planes of Fame Museum located in Chino, California.

Product Description

This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base.
Length is 12 and wingspan is 14""