page_title: Boeing XP-8
section_title: Specifications (XP-8)
hierarchical_section_title: Boeing XP-8 / Specifications (XP-8)
caption_attribution_description: English: Boeing XP-8 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique October,1927
context_page_description: The Boeing XP-8 was a prototype American biplane fighter of the 1920s, notable for its unusual design incorporating the engine radiator into the lower wing.
context_section_description: Data from Fighters of the United States Air Force
  General characteristics
  Crew: One
  Length: 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m)
  Wingspan: 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
  Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
  Wing area: 260 sq ft (24.15 m²)
  Empty weight: 2,390 lb (1,084 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 3,421 lb (1,552 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Packard 2A-1500 liquid-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (448 kW)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 153 kn (176 mph, 283 km/h) at 6,000 ft (1,830 m)
  Cruise speed: 129 kn (148 mph, 238 km/h)
  Range: 283 nmi (325 mi, 523 km)
  Service ceiling: 20,950 ft (6,386 m)
  Rate of climb: 1,750 ft/min (8.89 m/s)
  Armament
  Guns: one 0.3 in and one 0.5 in machine guns
caption: Boeing XP-8 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique October,1927
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