Huff-Daland LB-1

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

Specifications
Huff Daland XLB-1 3-view drawing from L'Air September 15,1926

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 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 Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 60
  2. Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.
  3. 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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