Huff-Daland XHB-1
{{Short description|Military plane}}
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The Huff-Daland XHB-1 "Cyclops" was a 1920s American prototype heavy bomber designed and built by the Huff-Daland company.Andrade 1979, p 128
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.Orbis 1985, page 2255
Operators
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Specifications (XHB-1)
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|prime units? = imp
|crew=4 (pilot, co-pilot, rear gunner, navigator/ventral gunner)
|length m=18.17
|length ft=59
|length in=7
|span m=25.79
|span ft=84
|span in=7
|height m=5.23
|height ft=17
|height in=2
|gross weight kg=7636
|gross weight lb=16834
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Packard 2A-2540
|eng1 kw=560
|eng1 hp=750
|max speed kmh=175
|max speed mph=109
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See also
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References
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;Bibliography
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- 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.
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