Boeing 100 / P-12 / F4B | A pilot's hot rod

In the late 1920s, Boeing designed the Model 100, which was developed into the P-12 for the US Army Air Corps, and the F4B for the US Navy. It became a major fighter aircraft for both services, as well as the US Marine Corps, and other armed forces around the world.
0:20 History
2:43 Design
5:08 Development
6:57 Flying the Boeing 100
9:02 The airplane on display
10:30 Walkaround
23:50 Engine start
25:18 The cockpit

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Replica F4B-2 flight:    • F4B2 Test Flight 2019 08 14   and    • Boeingf4b2  

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Cockpit photo by National Museum of the USAF: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vis...

If you want to see what it takes to build a Boeing 100, then watch this video from Kermit Weeks:    • Boeing 100 - Project Visit 2018 - Par...  

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