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The Huff-Daland XHB-1 "Cyclops" was a 1920s American prototype heavy bomber designed and built by the Huff-Daland company.[1]

XHB-1 "Cyclops"
Role	Heavy single-engined bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Huff-Daland
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	1
Variants	Huff-Daland XB-1

Design and development

The XHB-1 was designed as an enlarged version of the earlier LB-1 powered by a single 750 hp Packard 2A-2540 nose-mounted engine. It had a crew of four and had a 4000 lb bomb load. The Army decided not to order the Cyclops into production as it had decided single-engined aircraft were not suitable for the role.

A twin-engined version was developed as the XB-1 Super Cyclops.[2]

Operators

 United States

United States Army Air Corps

Specifications (XHB-1)

Data from [3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, rear gunner, navigator/ventral gunner)
• Length: 59 ft 7 in (18.17 m)
• Wingspan: 84 ft 7 in (25.79 m)
• Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
• Gross weight: 16,834 lb (7,636 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Packard 2A-2540 , 750 hp (560 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h, 95 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of bomber aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huff-Daland XHB-1.

Notes

Bibliography

На других языках

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- [en] Huff-Daland XHB-1

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[fr] Huff-Daland XHB-1

Le Huff-Daland XHB-1 est un prototype de bombardier américain développé dans les années 1920. Il est dérivé du bombardier léger LB-1.

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[it] Huff-Daland XHB-1

L'Huff-Daland XHB-1, indicato come Cyclops (inglese Ciclope) dall'azienda, fu un bombardiere pesante, monomotore e biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Huff-Daland Aero Corporation nei primi anni venti del XX secolo e rimasto allo stato di prototipo.

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