Boeing NB

<h2 id="variants">Variants</h2>

<ul><li>VNB-1 - prototype (one built)</li>
<li>NB-1 - original production machine with <a href="/facts/Lawrance_J-1/sAjzRqXP">Lawrance J-1</a> radial engine (41 built)</li>
<li>NB-2 - production machine with <a href="/facts/Wright-Hispano_E/YUAAqecT">Wright-Hispano E</a> engine (30 built)</li>
<li>NB-3 - one NB-1 with lengthened fuselage and modified empennage to improve handling, and Hispano-Suiza E engine. Later refitted to standard NB-1</li>
<li>NB-4 - one NB-1 converted similar to NB-3, but with Lawrance J-1 engine. Later refitted to standard NB-1</li></ul>
<h2 id="operators">Operators</h2>
 <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">United States Navy</a></li></ul>
 <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Peruvian_Naval_Aviation/cEu92KJ7">Peruvian Naval Aviation</a> (NB-1)</li></ul>
<h2 id="specifications-nb-1">Specifications (NB-1)</h2>

<p>General characteristics
</p>
<ul><li>Crew: two, pilot and instructor</li>
<li>Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)</li>
<li>Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)</li>
<li>Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)</li>
<li>Wing area: 344 sq ft (32.0 m2)</li>
<li>Empty weight: 2,136 lb (969 kg)</li>
<li>Gross weight: 2,837 lb (1,287 kg)</li>
<li>Powerplant: 1 × <a href="/facts/Lawrance_J-1/sAjzRqXP">Lawrance J-1</a> , 200 hp (149 kW)</li></ul>
<p>Performance
</p>
<ul><li>Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)</li>
<li>Range: 300 mi (480 km, 260 nmi)</li>
<li>Service ceiling: 10.200 ft (3,110 m)</li>
<li>Rate of climb: 510 ft/min (2.6 m/s)</li></ul>
<p>Armament
</p>
<ul><li>1 × trainable rearward-firing .30 machine gun (optional, for gunnery training)</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). <i>Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation</i>. London: Studio Editions. p. 170.</li>
<li><i>World Aircraft Information Files</i>. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 51.</li></ul>
<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/items/show/46680">Boeing training seaplane : model NB-1</a> – <a href="https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/">The Museum of Flight Digital Collections</a></li></ul>

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