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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
P-12/F4B
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1929–1932
Quantity
586
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
48
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1928
- Service Entry Year1930
- Crew1
- Primary Rolefighter aircraft
- Generationinterwar
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypePratt & Whitney R-1340-17 Wasp
- Engine ModelPratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance10MOD.10
- Top Speed304.139 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.71 Mach
- Cruise Speed300 km/h
- Stall Speed100 km/h
- Service Ceiling8,016.24 m
- Ferry Range1,000 km
- Combat Radius300 km
- Rate of Climb7.6 m/s
- G-Limit6
- Takeoff Run300 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length7.5 m
- Wingspan10.2 m
- Height2.9 m
- Wing Area21.5
- Empty Weight1,500 kg
- Loaded Weight2,100 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight2,300 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload250 kg
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesYes
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built586
- Operators6
- Variants20
▲Service History2MOD.2
- Retirement Year1949
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1929Production started
- 1932Production ended
97
years in service
3
years in production
586
units produced
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
345AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS48INTERWAR PERIOD · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS2365UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS101PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Air-to-air missiles are guided missiles fired from aircraft to engage other aircraft. They are used for self-defense and to gain air superiority.
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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