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The Huff-Daland LB-1 was an American biplane light bomber aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service in the 1920s.
| LB-1 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Single engine biplane bomber |
| Manufacturer | Huff-Daland |
| First flight | 1923 |
| Introduction | 1923 |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Service |
| Number built | 10 |
Derived from the XLB-1 prototype bought by the Army in 1923, the LB-1 development aircraft was powered by a single Packard 2A-2500 engine and carried an extra crewman. It proved underpowered in service trials, and was replaced by the twin-engined XLB-3.
Variants
- XLB-1
- Prototype aircraft, powered by an 800-hp (597-kW) Packard 1A-2500 piston engine; one built (S/N 23-1250).
- LB-1
- Single-engine light bomber biplane, powered by an 800-hp (597-kW) Packard 2A-2500 piston engine; nine built (S/N 26-377/385).
Operators
United States
- United States Army Air Service
- 11th Bomb Squadron[1]
Specifications
Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: Four[3]
- Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
- Wingspan: 60 ft 6 in (20.27 m)
- Height: 14 ft 11 in (4.55 m)
- Wing area: 1,137 sq ft (105.7 m2)
- Empty weight: 6,237 lb (2,876 kg)
- Gross weight: 12,415 lb (5,631 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Packard 2A-2500 water-cooled vee engine , 787 hp (587 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
- Range: 430 mi (692 km, 370 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 11,150 ft (3,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 530 ft/min (2.7 m/s)
Armament
- 5 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
- 2,750 lb (1,250 kg) of bombs[3]
See also
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the United States
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huff-Daland LB-1.
- Notes
- Maurer Maurer (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 60
- Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.
- Huff Daland LB-1. National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- Bibliography
- Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
- Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963.
- Huff Daland LB-1 – National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Le Huff-Daland LB-1 est un bombardier léger, biplan, monomoteur, développé aux États-Unis dans les années 1920. Construit à 10 exemplaires, le LB-1 est utilisé par l'USAAC comme avion d'essai à partir de 1923.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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