Engineering:Huff-Daland XHB-1

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Short description: Military plane
XHB-1 "Cyclops"
Huff-Daland HB-1.jpg
Role Heavy single-engined bomber
National origin United States
Manufacturer Huff-Daland
Primary user United States Army Air Corps
Number built 1
Variants Huff-Daland XB-1

The Huff-Daland XHB-1 "Cyclops" was a 1920s United States 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

References

Notes
  1. Andrade 1979, p 128
  2. Orbis 1985, page 2255
  3. "Huff-Daland XHB-1". National Museum of the US Air Force. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2422. 
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.