Huff-Daland XHB-3

Proposed American heavy bomber
Huff-Daland XHB-3
Role Heavy bomber
Type of aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Huff-Daland
Status project only
Number built 0

The Huff-Daland XHB-3 was a proposed heavy bomber envisaged by Huff-Daland in the late 1920s. The leadership of the United States Army Air Corps found the XHB-3 design too radical to be a real proposition, so the design remained a paper project only.[1][2]

Specifications

Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 5
  • Powerplant: 2 × Packard 2A-2540 12-cylinder V-cylinder piston engines, 787 hp (587 kW) each
  • Propellers: metal propellers

Performance

  • Landing speed:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Huff-Daland XHB-3". www.joebaugher.com.
  2. ^ Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Reference. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Co, 2004. ISBN 0-930083-17-2.
  3. ^ "Huff-Daland XHB-3". www.historyofwar.org.
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