Huff-Daland LB-1

LB-1
LB-1
General information
Type	Single engine biplane bomber
Manufacturer	Huff-Daland
Primary user	United States Army Air Service
Number built	10
History
Introduction date	1923
First flight	1923
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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 a 750 hp (559 kW) Packard 1A-2540 piston engine;^[1] one built (S/N 23-1250).
LB-1: Single-engine light bomber biplane, powered by an 787 hp (587 kW) Packard 2A-2540 piston engine;^[2] nine built (S/N 26-377/385).

Operators

United States

United States Army Air Service
- 11th Bomb Squadron^[3]

Specifications

Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: Four^[4]
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 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
2,750 lb (1,250 kg) of bombs^[4]

References

Notes

^ Chant, Christopher (2000). The World's Great Bombers: From 1914 to the Present Day. Amber Books Ltd (published 2005). pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-7858-1989-9.
^ ^a ^b Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.
^ Maurer Maurer (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 60
^ ^a ^b 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

[1] Chant, Christopher (2000). The World's Great Bombers: From 1914 to the Present Day. Amber Books Ltd (published 2005). pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-7858-1989-9.

[Swan_Mil_p280-2] Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.

[3] Maurer Maurer (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 60

[fact-4] Huff Daland LB-1. National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

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v t e Huff-Daland, Keystone and Keystone-Loening aircraft
Manufacturer designations	HD.8A K-47 K-55 K-78 K-84 K-85
Bombers	LB-1 XLB-1 XLB-3 LB-5 LB-6 LB-7 LB-8 LB-9 LB-10 LB-11 LB-12 LB-13 LB-14 XB-1 XHB-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 B-6
Trainers	TA-2 TA-6 TW-5 AT-1 AT-2 NK
Patrol aircraft	PK
Observation aircraft	XO-15 XOK
Scout aircraft	XS2L
Names	Air Yacht Commuter Pathfinder Pronto

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