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Top speed
  
190 km/h

Length
  
14 m

Wingspan
  
20 m

Introduced
  
1923

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Manufacturer
  
Huff-Daland Aero Corporation

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

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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

    • Specifications

    Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Four
  • 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

    • References

    Huff-Daland LB-1 Wikipedia
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