Huff-Daland LB-1

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LB-1
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RoleSingle engine biplane bomber
Manufacturer Huff-Daland
First flight 1923
Introduction 1923
Primary user United States Army Air Service
Number built10

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

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Specifications

Huff Daland XLB-1 3-view drawing from L'Air September 15, 1926 Huff Daland XLB-1 3-view L'Air September 15,1926.png
Huff Daland XLB-1 3-view drawing from L'Air September 15, 1926

Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909 [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

Notes
  1. Maurer Maurer (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 60
  2. Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 280.
  3. 1 2 Huff Daland LB-1. National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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