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The Boeing XP-4 was a prototype United States biplane fighter of the 1920s that was grounded permanently after just 4.5 hours of flight testing.[1]

XP-4

Boeing XP-4 during trials
Role	fighter Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing
First flight	1927[1]
Number built	1
Developed from	Boeing Model 15

Development and design

In 1926, the United States Army was very interested in the turbo-supercharger as a way of improving engine performance, and requested that one be added to the last of the PW-9s, and the engine upgraded to a 510 hp Packard 1A-1500. This machine was designated XP-4.[1]

In addition, the basic PW-9 armament of one .50 and one .30 cal. machine guns in the nose was supplemented by two added .30 cal. guns mounted under the lower wing, far enough out to be outside the propeller arc (thus not needing synchronization).[2]

All these modifications added weight, so the lower wing span was extended by 9.5 feet.

The airplane was delivered to Wright Field for testing on 27 July 1927, but it quickly became apparent that the Packard engine did not have sufficient power to compensate for the 800 lbs of extra weight, the craft performing more poorly than its predecessor, and the project was quickly abandoned.[1]

Specifications (XP-4)

Data from Fighters of the United States Air Force [3]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Wing area: 245 sq ft (22.8 m²)
Empty weight: 2,783 lb (1,264 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 3,650 lb (1,655 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Packard 1A-1500 supercharged liquid-cooled piston engine, 510 hp (380 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 146 kn (168 mph, 270 km/h)
Cruise speed: 104 kn (120 mph, 193 km/h)
Range: 326 nmi (375 mi, 604 km)
Service ceiling: 22,850 ft (6,965 m)
Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min (7.1 m/s)

Armament

Guns: one 0.3 in and one 0.5 in machine guns firing through propeller disc plus two wing mounted 0.3 in machine guns

References

Notes

Angelucci 1987, pp. 71–72.
Jones 1975, pp. 20–22.
Dorr and Bishop 1990, pp. 33–34.

Bibliography

Angelucci, Enzo. The American Fighter from 1917 to the present. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.
Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. Fighters of the United States Air Force. London: Temple, 1990. ISBN 0-600-55094-X.
Jones, Lloyd S. U.S. Fighters: Army-Air Force 1925 to 1980s.. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1975. ISBN 0-8168-9200-8.

External links

USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924–1962, and Tri-Service post-1962 systems

1924 sequences
(1924–1962)

Pursuit (1924–1948)	P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 P-7 P-8 P-9 P-10 P-11 P-12 P-13 P-14 P-15 P-16 P-17 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-21 P-22 P-23 P-24 P-25 P-26 P-27 P-28 P-29 P-30 P-31 P-32 P-33 P-34 P-35 P-36 P-37 P-38 P-39 E P-40 P-41 P-42 P-43 P-44 P-45 P-46 P-47 P-48 P-49 P-50 P-51 P-52 P-53 P-54 P-55 P-56 P-57 P-58 P-59³ XP-59 P-59 P-60 P-61 P-62 P-63 P-64 P-65 P-66 P-67 P-68 P-69 P-70 P-71 P-72 P-73² P-74¹ P-75 P-76 P-77 P-78 P-79 P-80 P-81 P-82 P-83 P-84 P-85 P-86 P-87 P-88 P-89 P-90 P-91 P-92
Fighter (1948–1962)	F-38 F-39 F-40 F-47 F-51 F-59 F-61 RF-61C F-63 F-80 F-81 F-82 F-83 F-84 F/J H F-85 F-86 C D/G/K/L F-87 F-88 F-89 F-90 F-91 F-92 F-93 F-94 F-95 F-96 F-97 F-98 F-99 F-100 B F-101 F-102 B F-103 F-104 S XF-104 NF-104A F-105 F-106³ XF-106 F-106 F-107 F-108 F-109² F-110 F-111 B C K AFTI EF-111A
Pursuit, Biplace	PB-1 PB-2 PB-3
Fighter, Multiplace	FM-1 FM-2
Non-sequential	F-24 P-322 P-400

Tri-service sequence
(1962–present)

Main sequence	F-1 C/D E/F F-2 F-3 F-4 K/M F-5 G F-6 F-7 F-8 F-9 F/G/H/J F-10 F-11 F-12 C² F-13¹ F-14 F-15 E J STOL/MTD F-16 XL VISTA F-17 F-18 E/F G F-19¹ F-20 F-21 F-22 YF-22 FB-22 F-23
Non-sequential	F-35 I X-35 F-117

Covert designations

YF-110
- B/D
- C
YF-113 (I)
- A
YF-113 (II)
- B/D
YF-113 (III)
- C
YF-114
- C/D
YF-117
- A
- D
YF-118

Related designations

FV-12

¹ Not assigned • ² Unofficial • ³ Assigned to multiple types
See also: "F-19" • 1919-1924 sequence

На других языках

- [en] Boeing XP-4

[fr] Boeing XP-4

Le Boeing XP-4 est un prototype de chasseur biplan américain des années 1920 qui est cloué de façon permanente au sol après seulement 4 heures et demie de vol de test[1].

[it] Boeing XP-4

Il Boeing XP-4, designazione aziendale Model 58, fu un aereo da caccia monomotore, monoposto e biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Boeing nella seconda metà degli anni venti del XX secolo e rimasto allo stadio di prototipo.

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