The Navy akawana zvikabva sezvo XF2B-1, izvo aikwanisa kusvika aimhanya 154 mph (248 km / h), uye akanga zvakakwana mwoyo kuti arayire 32 F2B-1s. Kuwedzera nokusiyiwa guru streamlined spinner chivharo, kugadzirwa shanduro aivawo ne mwero rudder. Delivery akatanga musi waJanuary 20, 1928, vamwe vakagoverwa kuti murwi squadron VF-1B uye vamwe kuti bhomba squadron VF-2B, zvose kushanda kubva vatakuri Saratoga. Kunyange zvazvo Navy haana kurayira zvimwe F2Bs, Boeing akavaka mamwe maviri, sezvo Model 69Bs, kwekurasira mumwe kuBrazil uye mumwe kuJapan. Mubvunzo: Chii chakaita XF-1B kubhururuka kubva?
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