Detail View: NASA Image eXchange Collection: Boeing YP-29A

Title: 
Boeing YP-29A
Description: 
Boeing YP-29A: The YP-29A originally was an enclosed cockpit fighter with a NACA cowling around the Pratt and Whitney Wasp power plant, but was modified to this configuration with a Townend ring around the Wasp and an open cockpit. The redesigned headrest which extended to the tail surfaces was reminiscent of, and substantially larger than that on the Boeing
Date: 
03.08.1938
Credit: 
NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC) [ http://lisar.larc.nasa.gov/ ]
facet_where: 
Langley Research Center (LaRC)
facet_when: 
03-08-1938
facet_when_year: 
1938
Media: 
IMAGE
Other ID: 
L14994
UID: 
SPD-NIX-EL-2003-00021
original url: 
http://nix.ksc.nasa.gov/info?id=EL-2003-00021&orgid=1