Elias XNBS-3

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Elias XNBS-3
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General information
TypeNight bomber
National origin United States
Manufacturer Elias
Primary user United States Army Air Corps
Number built1

The Elias XNBS-3 was a 1920s prototype biplane bomber built by Elias for the United States Army Air Corps. [1]

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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. [1] It had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid and a crew of four. The prototype was designated XNBS-3 (XNBS=prototype night bomber short distance). On 13 August 1924 Lieutenant John A. Macready test piloted the Elias XNBS-3 twin engine bomber for the United States Army Air Corps at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. The XNBS-3 had New York to Chicago non-stop range and five machine guns for defense. [2] It was similar to the earlier Martin NBS-1 and was no real improvement, so it was not ordered into production. [3]

Operators

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Specifications

Data from [3] National Museum of the United States Air Force

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Andrade 1979, p. 136
  2. ↑ "Elias Bomber". The Buffalo Times--Page 1. 14 Aug 1924. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Elias XNBS-3". National Museum of the United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

Bibliography

  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN   0-904597-22-9.
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