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Elias XNBS 3

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Top speed
  
162 km/h

Length
  
15 m

Wingspan
  
24 m

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The Elias XNBS-3 was a 1920s prototype biplane bomber built by Elias for the United States Army Air Corps.

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Development

The XNBS-3 was a large biplane bomber with a steel tube fuselage and powered by two 425 hp (317 kW) Liberty 12A piston engines. It had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid and a crew of four. The prototype was designated XNBS-3 (prototype night bomber short distance) and tested by the Army Air Corps in 1924 at McCook Field. It was similar to the earlier Martin NBS-1 and was no real improvement, so it was not ordered into production.

Operators

 United States
  • United States Army Air Corps

    • Specifications

    Data from National Museum of the United States Air Force

    General characteristics

  • Crew: four
  • Length: 48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
  • Wingspan: 77 ft 6 in (23.63 m)
  • Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
  • Gross weight: 14427 lb (10763 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Liberty 12A, 425 hp (317 kW) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 101 mph ( km/h)
  • Range: 465 miles (748 km)
  • Service ceiling: 8680 ft ( m)

    • Armament

  • 1692 lbs of bombs
  • Five 0.30in machine-guns

    • References

    Elias XNBS-3 Wikipedia
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