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Boeing Model 15 (PW-9/FB/NB) 
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Women Prepare to Cover FB-5 Fuselage
Women Prepare to Cover FB-5 Fuselage 
PW-9 and DH-4 on Field
PW-9 and DH-4 on Field 
Model of Boeing PW-9
Model of Boeing PW-9 
Women Sewing Fabric on Fuselage
Women Sewing Fabric on Fuselage 
40A Mail Plane
40A Mail Plane 
North American Fokker First Production DH-4M-2 Takeoff
North American Fokker First Production DH-4M-2 Takeoff 
Boeing Hornet Shuttle with Pilot, Lt. Bernard Thompson
Boeing Hornet Shuttle with Pilot, Lt. Bernard Thompson 
DH-4 on Ground
DH-4 on Ground 
First Stewardesses
First Stewardesses 
William Boeing with a Model 40
William Boeing with a Model 40 
Original 8 Stewardesses with Model 80A
Original 8 Stewardesses with Model 80A 
P-12E Army Biplane Fighter Flying over Detroit
P-12E Army Biplane Fighter Flying over Detroit 
F4B Fighter on Tarmac
F4B Fighter on Tarmac 
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane in Flight Above Nevada's Ruby Mountains
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane in Flight Above Nevada's Ruby Mountains 
Restored Boeing 100 in Flight
Restored Boeing 100 in Flight 
Model 40A Flight Line
Model 40A Flight Line 
Model 80A on Tarmac
Model 80A on Tarmac 
Restored Model 80A on the Ground
Restored Model 80A on the Ground 
Unloading a Model 40A Mailplane
Unloading a Model 40A Mailplane 
Boeing P-12 Fighter on Display
Boeing P-12 Fighter on Display 
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First FB-5 Configured as a Seaplane

The FB-5 was the most produced model of the Navy version of the Model 15 fighter and was noticeably different from earlier FBs. The wing stagger was changed, with the upper wing place further forward and the lower wing place further to the rear. This arrangement required the development of a completely new undercarriage so that the strut would still attach to the fuselage at the front lower wing spar fitting. On FB-5s designed for high-impact landings on aircraft carriers, the axles pivoted about the point of a rigid triangle below the fuselage. Land-based FB-5s used undercarriages like those on the FB-1. During the late 1920s, fighters were usually flown to their destination, but all 27 FB-5s were delivered to the Navy at the same time and in an unusual way. They were tilted onto their noses, rolled through the factory doors, and barged directly to a waiting aircraft carrier.. Boeing built a total of 157 of the PW/FB series fighters between 1923 and 1928. 
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Unique identifier BI212470 
Boeing ID 1382b 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 4100px   19MB 
License type RM 
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