Huff-Daland LB-1

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

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

• 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

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

Notes

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