Huff-Daland XHB-1

XHB-1 "Cyclops"
General information
Type	Heavy single-engined bomber
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Huff-Daland
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	1
History
Variant	Huff-Daland XB-1

The Huff-Daland XHB-1 "Cyclops" was a 1920s American prototype heavy bomber designed and built by the Huff-Daland company. ^[1]

Design and development

The XHB-1 was designed as an enlarged version of the earlier LB-1 powered by a single 750 hp Packard 2A-2540 nose-mounted engine. It had a crew of four and had a 4000 lb bomb load. The Army decided not to order the Cyclops into production as it had decided single-engined aircraft were not suitable for the role.

A twin-engined version was developed as the XB-1 Super Cyclops. ^[2]

Operators

  United States

United States Army Air Corps

Specifications (XHB-1)

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, rear gunner, navigator/ventral gunner)
• Length: 59 ft 7 in (18.17 m)
• Wingspan: 84 ft 7 in (25.79 m)
• Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
• Gross weight: 16,834 lb (7,636 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Packard 2A-2540 , 750 hp (560 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h, 95 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of bomber aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

Notes

1. Andrade 1979, p 128
2. Orbis 1985, page 2255
3. "Huff-Daland XHB-1". National Museum of the US Air Force. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

Bibliography

• Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN   0-904597-22-9.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.