Boeing GA-1

The Boeing GA-1 (company designation Model 10) were armored triplanes. Designed in 1919 it was powered by a pair of modified Liberty engines driving pusher propellers. The first of the Engineering Division's heavily-armored GAX series (ground attack experimental) aircraft the ponderous airplane was intended to strafe ground troops while remaining immune to attack from the ground as well as from other enemy aircraft. It was so well armored its five-ton weight proved excessive.

1 de Sopwith y Boeing GA-1 fueron experimentados con pero no tomados.1

Made by Boeing.

Empty Weight Lb
7834
Range Km
563
Designer
Isaac M. Laddon
Eng 1 Type
Liberty L-12A Pusher
Max Speed Mph
105
Cruise Speed Kmh
153
Ceiling Ft
11500
Cruise Speed Mph
95
Eng 1 Kw
324
Introduced
1921
System
USAAS ground attack aircraft pre-1924
Span In
6
Wing Area Sqm
94
Gross Weight Lb
10426
Number Built
10
Crew
3
Climb Rate Ftmin
600
Empty Weight Kg
3553
Gross Weight Kg
4729
Armament
10.0
2220.0
8
Height In
3
Primary user
United States Army Air Service
Climb Rate Ms
3
Manufacturer
Boeing
Range Miles
350
First Flight
May 1920
Max Speed Kmh
169
Height Ft
14
Span Ft
65
Wing Area Sqft
1016
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
20
Length Ft
33
Height M
4
Ceiling M
3505
Eng 1 Hp
435
Eng 1 Number
2
Designation
GA-1 • GA-2
Length In
7
Length M
10
Category
Boeing aircraft
Pusher aircraft
Triplane aircraft
United States attack aircraft 1920-1929

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