4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Huff-Daland XLB-5: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 2. Keystone LB-5A L'Air June 1,1928: L'Air magazine· Public domain
- 3. Keystone LB-5 in flight 060417-F-1234P-001: USAF· Public domain
- 4. Keystone LB-5 rear right quarter 060417-F-1234P-004: USAF· Public domain
what is it?
The Keystone LB-5 (originally ordered under the Huff-Daland name) was a bomber aircraft produced in the United States in the late 1920s. Its manufacturer nicknamed it the Pirate, but this name was not officially adopted by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 20.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Wingspan of 20.4 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1927
- number built
- 36
- role
- light bomber
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Huff-Daland Aero Corporation
- engines
- 2× Liberty L-12
- length
- 13.6 m
- wingspan
- 20.4 m
- height
- 5.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,525 kg
- top speed
- 171 km/h
- range
- 696 km
- ceiling
- 2,500 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3195877, Wikipedia: Keystone LB-5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.