Huff-Daland LB-1

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LB-1
Huff-Daland LB-1.jpg
Role Single engine biplane bomber
Manufacturer Huff-Daland
First flight 1923
Introduction 1923
Primary user United States Army Air Service
Number built 10

The Huff-Daland LB-1 was an American biplane light bomber aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service in the 1920s.

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

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 ft2 (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) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
  • Range: 430 miles (692 km)
  • Service ceiling: 11,150 ft (3,400 m)
  • Rate of climb: 530 ft/min (2.7 m/s)

Armament

  • 5 × .30 machine guns
  • 2,750 lb (1,250 kg) of bombs[3]

See also

Related lists

References

Notes
  1. Maurer Maurer (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II Page 60
  2. Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Huff-Daland LB-1". National Museum of the US Air Force. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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.
  • USAF Museum fact sheet